A magic wand or a wand is a long thin rod that magicians and fairies wave when they are performing tricks and magic.
2. countable noun
You use magic wand, especially in the expression there is no magic wand, to indicate that someone is dealing with a difficult problem which cannot be solved quickly and easily.
There is no magic wand to secure a just peace.
People can't expect him to just wave a magic wand.
magic wand in British English
noun
1.
a thin rod brandished by a conjuror in performing magic tricks
2.
any seemingly magical solution to a difficult problem
there is no magic wand for us to fix it
Examples of 'magic wand' in a sentence
magic wand
There can be no perfect fix and nobody can come in and wave a magic wand.
The Sun (2016)
Join a workshop and make a magic wand to use during spooky storytelling around the grounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
What are the things you would like to change if you had a magic wand?
Vera Peiffer POSITIVE THINKING: Everything you have always known about positive thinking but wereafraid to put into practice (2001)
There is no magic wand to make this happen.
Jackson, Rosie Mothers who Leave (1994)
But the midfielder needs a magic wand to save his side from the drop.
The Sun (2008)
All with just a wave of a magic wand.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It was not just waving a magic wand.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They know there isn't a magic wand solution.
The Sun (2012)
There is no magic wand, no easy solution.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We all know a magic wand solution doesn't exist.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The Chancellor has no magic wand but he could help those shrinking pay packets by cutting fuel duty.
The Sun (2012)
A splendid magic wand lands on my desk.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There is no magic wand.
The Sun (2011)
THE magician arrived at Wimbledon yesterday bereft of his magic wand.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Problem for us punters, though, is how well will he wave the magic wand on the greens?
The Sun (2014)
It was particularly strange to see him struggling with distance control with a wedge in his hand, a club he normally wields like a magic wand.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The real problem is lack of confidence, and the main theme of 2008 will be the search for the magic wand that helps to restore it.