English-French translations for cut the gordian knot

• trancher le nœud gordien
  Il est temps de trancher le nœud gordien! It is time to cut the Gordian knot!
  Si cette solution ne fonctionne pas, nous devrons faire preuve de détermination et trancher le nœud gordien. If that does not work, then we need to be decisive and cut the Gordian knot.

Definition of cut the gordian knot

• 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

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