wave a magic wand

to solve a difficult problem with no effort Unfortunately, you can't just wave a magic wand and get rid of poverty.

Etymology: from the practice of waving a wand (a special stick) when someone is doing a magic trick

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anneke	AHN-nə-kə	Dutch
Ronnie	RAH-nee	English
Mikaela	MEE-kah-e-lah (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Patty	['pæti]
Mairwen	-	Welsh
Gronw	-	Welsh