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magic wand

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a magic wand
an easy way to solve a problem. Artiside has warned that he has no magic wand to provide food and work overnight. (usually negative) I wish I could just wave a magic wand and make all your troubles go away, but I can't.
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Murea, the sister isle, comes into view in rocky splendour, rising from the desert sea mysteriously, like the unsubstantial fabric of a magic wand.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
The Lady refuses, and with his magic wand Comus turns her to seeming stone.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
When in the end Tamoszius Kuszleika has reached her side, and is waving his magic wand above her, Ona's cheeks are scarlet, and she looks as if she would have to get up and run away.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
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