magic wand

noun

1. a thin rod brandished by a conjuror in peforming magic tricks
2. any seemingly magical solution to a difficult problem

   there is no magic wand for us to fix it

Example Sentences

Well, I am sure Hillary understands better than anyone that there is no magic wand.

From The Daily Beast

There are a lot of people who want to wave a magic wand and make all that stuff go away,” said “Still4Hill.

From The Daily Beast

A French wizard discovers his newfound sexuality vis-à-vis a magic wand that happens to be attached to him.

From The Daily Beast

None of this guarantees success; hope is not a magic wand; the Keystone pipeline may well still be approved.

From The Daily Beast

But the CIA is not a magic wand, as presidents keep discovering to their dismay.

From The Daily Beast

To the wold I have been, and to the humid grove, a magic wand to get.

From Project Gutenberg

Once more a common monetary standard prevailed, and commerce revived as if touched by a magic wand.

From Project Gutenberg

In one hand Cambina carried a magic wand with two serpents twisted round it.

From Project Gutenberg

Then the country, as if touched by the magic wand of some powerful enchanter, became all at once transformed.

From Project Gutenberg

It is so much easier to live in regions where everything comes at the magic wand of fancy.

From Project Gutenberg