cut the Gordian knot

Verb

 * 1)  To solve a seemingly intractable problem by using a simple solution that is unconstrained by the assumptions that underpin the usual attempts to solve that problem.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: rozetnout gordický uzel
 * Finnish: avata Gordionin solmu
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 * Japanese: