快かい刀とう乱らん麻まを断たつ

expression, godan verb (-tsu)

cut the Gordian knot; solve a difficult problem decisively

Idiomatic expression meaning to resolve a tangled or complex situation with a single bold, decisive action. Often used figuratively for cutting through bureaucracy, disputes, or confusion.

• 社しゃ長ちょうの一ひと言ことが快かい刀とう乱らん麻まを断たつように問もん題だいを解かい決けつした。

  The president's single remark solved the problem like cutting the Gordian knot.

• 複ふく雑ざつな交こう渉しょうを快かい刀とう乱らん麻まを断たつ勢いきおいでまとめた。

  He brought the complex negotiations to a close with Gordian-knot-cutting decisiveness.