gordian knot
龙门结,绞索结,绞刑架,绞刑架结
Definitions
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- : a complicated knot, tied by King Gordius of Phrygia, that Alexander the Great cut with a sword
- : a complicated and intricate problem
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Examples
There is something irrevocable-feeling about couples tying the knot on the steps of the county courthouse.
Every day before leaving home, Sara stands before the mirror and tightens the knot on her scarf.
The most famous people in the world tied the knot secretly over the weekend.
The moment he was finally able to loop a knot by himself was a milestone, his first step to becoming a man.
Star-studded guests arrived in fancy cars, and music and cheers rose above the castle walls as Kimye tied the knot.
At the head they insert a bamboo knot, with its point well sharpened into two edges.
This is called the "Investiture of the Top-knot," and is always attended by solemn ceremonies.
In accordance with that statement, he had decided that on the next day his son should be formally "invested" with the top-knot.
He went down the road, collected his little knot of listeners, and began the Song of the Girl.
I asked sharply, and MacRae flung the same query over one shoulder as he fumbled at the tight-drawn latigo-knot.