Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word from the options that correctly defines the meaning to the given idiom / phrase.

To cut the Gordian knot

  1. To do an easy thing

  2. To solve a difficulty

  3. Ready made

  4. To have no effect
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B Correct answer
Explanation

'To cut the Gordian knot' means to solve a difficult problem with bold, decisive action rather than through conventional methods. The idiom comes from the legend of Alexander the Great, who untied the complex Gordian knot by slicing through it with his sword rather than trying to unravel it.

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