1A bullet made of silver, supposedly the only weapon that could kill a werewolf.
‘She looked closely at it and said, ‘Kind of like the silver bullet that killed the werewolf’.’
‘You've probably heard about that bit of lore where a werewolf can only be killed by a silver bullet.’
‘For the benefit of those unfamiliar with the habits of werewolves, it's revealed through this story-with-a-twist that they only come out at night, and can only be killed by a silver bullet.’
‘Back in the old days, the only cure for a werewolf was a silver bullet.’
‘In the old days, a silver bullet, a dose of sunlight or a stake through the chest would be enough.’
1.1often with negativeA simple and seemingly magical solution to a complicated problem.
‘there is no 'silver bullet' that can prevent flooding entirely’
‘he doesn't expect to find a silver bullet that will cure all forms of asthma’
‘But I've got to tell you it looks at the moment very, very promising, that it could be you know, a sort of a golden bullet or a silver bullet if you like.’
‘Destroying any insurgency is a complex, long-term task for which there is no smart weapon, silver bullet, or critical node that assures quick victory.’
‘There will never be a silver bullet in security, just like there is never a silver bullet in any other line of work, but does that mean we should give up trying?’
‘The term is kind of a joke; calling something a silver bullet is a way of saying that it's supposed to do something impossible.’
‘I acknowledge that a database is not the silver bullet.’
‘Like so much in politics, I don't think there is a silver bullet here.’
‘This bill is not a silver bullet; it will not eradicate all binge drinking.’
‘Nor will the introduction of incentives be a silver bullet that resolves all problems in the industry.’
‘Finding a vaccine that could prevent AIDS is considered the silver bullet for the developing world.’
‘It is not a silver bullet; it does not spell the end of child abuse and neglect.’
‘‘I'm not saying I've discovered the silver bullet,’ Garique says.’
‘The academic literature on DDT and malaria doesn't suggest that DDT is the anti-malaria silver bullet that some people make it out to be.’
‘Dealing with the digital divide is beyond the scope of any single initiative and technology is not a silver bullet for the world's problems.’
‘Used properly, arbitration could be an important refinement of modern computer security practices - but it is not a silver bullet.’
‘Parental leave seems to play an important role in easing some of these issues, but it is by no means a silver bullet.’
‘Employers would be wise to look for ways to contain these costs, but there is not a silver bullet.’
‘It is not a silver bullet, but a useful tool in helping combat these problems.’
‘I don't think these allegations will prove to be the silver bullet.’
‘While antibiotics are hardly a silver bullet and they are useless against viruses, they raise the simple possibility of treatment for bacterial or fungal illnesses.’
‘The timing of the new highway bill will not be the silver bullet to help us this year.’
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