cut the Gordian knot

They have decided to cut the Gordian knot to wipe out the enemy at a blow.

他们决定快刀斩乱麻,一举把敌人消灭掉.

If agreement failed, as it often does in revolutionary times, then, however, reluctantly, he would cut the Gordian knot, for the nation's government must be carried on.

如革命时期常发生的那样，如果达不成协议，那么，不管多么不愿意，他也得采取快刀斩乱麻的手段，因为国家的行政是不能中断的。

The old stock had deteriorated and was all mixed up so the manager decided to cut the Gordian knot, sell it all as scrap, and re-stock with new materials.

库存品已经变质，而且全都搞混了，因此经理决定快刀斩乱麻，把它们当作废品出售，然后重新储藏新的物资。

He did not probe far into the significance of Godel's theorem and his own result, but instead cut the Gordian knot:

图灵并没有深入考虑哥德尔定理和他自己的结论，他快刀斩乱麻地给出了一个解释：

The new chief found it so hard to cooperate with his staff members that he decided to cut the Gordian knot by replacing them all.

新来的头头发觉很难和他的下属合作，他决定快刀斩乱麻把他们统统换了。

Let's cut the Gordian knot in doing with such a complicated matter.

要处理这么复杂的问题，我们就快刀斩乱麻把！

Third, the eurozone has failed to cut the Gordian knot connecting the fiscal to the financial crises.

第三，欧元区未能解开将财政与金融危机纠缠在一起的“戈尔迪之结”。

After months of unfruitful negotiation with the trade unions, the government cut the Gordian knot by declaring that workers who did not accept a2% pay rise would be fired.

政府和工会谈判了几个月都没有结果，最后断然公布，凡是不接受百分之二加薪幅度的工人，都会炒鱿鱼。