cut the Gordian knot (English, verb)
expansion: cut the Gordian knot (third-person singular simple present cuts the Gordian knot, present participle cutting the Gordian knot, simple past and past participle cut the Gordian knot)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
tags: intransitive
Forms:
form: cuts the Gordian knot
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: cutting the Gordian knot
tags: participle
present
form: cut the Gordian knot
tags: participle
past
form: cut the Gordian knot
tags: past