magic bullet Idiom

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bite the bullet

try harder, be tougher "Bite the bullet during exam week. Don't party; just study."

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dodge a bullet

avoid a failure or loss or injury "Kevin dodged a bullet. He got a ""D"" on the final exam."

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sweat bullets

worry, be very concerned or afraid or nervous I was sweating bullets when I heard your plane went down.

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sweat bullets/blood

be nervous, be very worried I was sweating bullets during the interview but after it started I was able to calm down.

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take a bullet

accept blame or injury to protect someone Pat said she was responsible for our mistake - she took a bullet.

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bullet

one year in county jail

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Dodge the bullet

If someone has dodged a bullet, they have successfully avoided a very serious problem.

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Silver bullet

A silver bullet is a complete solution to a large problem, a solution that seems magical.

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bullet lane|bullet|lane

n., slang, citizen's band radio jargon The passing lane. Move over into the bullet lane, this eighteen wheeler is moving too slow.

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bulletin board

bulletin board
Also, electronic bulletin board. A computer service that provides facilities for people to leave messages by phone or telecomputing. For example, The National Writers Union has a bulletin board through which members communicate via their modems. Both the device and the term, alluding to the older board for posting notices, date from the late 1970s.

magic bullet

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magic bullet

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magic bullet

A fail-safe band-aid to a problem. The appellation was coined by Paul Ehrlich (1854–1915), who won the 1908 Nobel Prize in analysis or medicine. He gave the name to a admixture that selectively targeted a bacillus after affecting added organisms, accurately the abettor causing syphilis. The name anon was transferred to added alleviative compounds, and after to added kinds of problem. For example, “The Federal Reserve has no abracadabra ammo for ambidextrous with aerial unemployment.”Learn more: bullet, magic

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