Gordian knot

And have you heard the one about the Gordian knot?

Which means it falls to me to cut the Gordian knot.

"If someone would only come along and cut this Gordian knot," the executive said.

Where are the Gordian knots that we have not managed to cut?

And what intricate Gordian knots his patients present him with!

"And before we leave here, we're going to cut this Gordian knot."

If that does not work, then we need to be decisive and cut the Gordian knot.

"There are ways to cut the Gordian knot of law.

It's a Gordian knot that can be cut only by the sword of city and state government.

"It presents an incredible way to cut the Gordian knot."

Indeed, ladies and gentlemen, a Gordian knot has been cut.

He never hesitates; to cut the Gordian knot is always his method.

In the end, oddly enough, the Gordian knot was cut by a dagger.

To leave me free to cut the Gordian knot and get us out of this mess."

One thrust and the Gordian knot of their difficulties would be forever cut.

We have shown leadership and cut the Gordian knot.

He dared to break the Gordian knot with a sword."

So that the sword alone can cut this Gordian Knot.

"God, what a Gordian knot," she murmured, turning toward the window.

And today I have cut the Gordian knot, however difficult it may be."

No one can sensibly expect this process to cut the Gordian knot at a stroke.

"Cutting the Gordian knot" has come to mean resolving a difficult problem with one forceful action.

Like virtually all the other problems faced by the airlines, that remains a Gordian knot.

No judge is going to cut this Gordian knot."

The throng of people outside the governor's office seemed tighter than the Gordian knot.