A: What do you think we can do to eliminate the air pollution?

    B: There is no silver bullet when it comes to this issue.

    Note: A silver bullet refers to an action which cuts through complexity and provides an immediate solution to a problem. The allusion is to a miraculous fix, otherwise portrayed as “waving a magic wand.” This figurative use derives from the use of actual silver bullets and the widespread folk belief that they were the only way of killing werewolves or other supernatural beings. The most famous user of silver bullets was of course the “Lone Ranger.” This cowboy series ran from 1933 on radio and later as a highly popular television show. References to the use of silver bullets date from the late 17th century. In the 20th century the term was used metaphorically meaning a solution to a problem.