gordian knot

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• February 28. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  Gordian knot — noun — english

  any very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms

• February 28. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  Gordian knot — noun — english

  an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia