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Gordian knot

Gordian knot (gordian not)

Idiom History

Signification

A very complex or unsolvable problem.

Un problème très complexe ou insoluble. (un probleme tre kompleks u insolubl)

Phrases d'exemple

"The issue of climate change is like a Gordian knot that needs bold action."

"La question du changement climatique est comme un nœud gordien qui nécessite une action audacieuse." (la keschon du shanjman klimatik e kom un nod gordien ki nesesit un aksion odasiyuz)

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