2006-12-11 04:42:34 · 12 answers · asked by Rosie 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
"There are no silver bullets." A silver bullet, according to legend, is the only way to kill certain monsters.
In this idiom, it means "There are no perfect or universal solutions to the problem."
2006-12-11 06:25:49 · answer #1 · answered by sylvar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Long John Silver.
2006-12-11 04:49:52 · answer #2 · answered by robert m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has a silver tongue: he is a smooth talker
He wants his palm crossed with silver: he is corruptible
She has a temperament like quick silver: she gets angry easily
Born with a silver spoon in mouth: from a privileged background
By the light of the silvery moon: self explanatory.
2006-12-11 04:50:27 · answer #3 · answered by WISE OWL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold.
2006-12-11 04:50:55 · answer #4 · answered by Didi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a word is worth a silver coin, the silence is worth a golden one->Arabic saying
2006-12-11 08:00:26 · answer #5 · answered by anonyckname 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to be born with a silver spoon in the mouth, speech is silver but silence is golden, to be handed something on a silver platter
2006-12-11 04:51:59 · answer #6 · answered by u_wish1984 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was some comedian who said "Poor George W Bush. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth"
2006-12-11 04:54:02 · answer #7 · answered by Together 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Born with a silver spoon in your mouth.
2006-12-11 04:50:32 · answer #8 · answered by Michael E. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every cloud has a silver lining.
2006-12-11 04:50:10 · answer #9 · answered by freakyallweeky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every cloud has a silver lining.
2006-12-11 04:45:22 · answer #10 · answered by Cydara 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋