at a blow
at a (single) blow
All at once, with a single decisive or powerful action. When the economy crashed, thousands of people lost their jobs, their homes, and their pensions at a single blow. As the two leaders ratified the treaty, 10 years of civil war ended at a blow.
See also: blow
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
at a (single) ˈblow
,at one ˈblow
with a single action or effort; all at once: By stopping all payments to her sons, she made all three of them poor at one blow.See also: blow
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- at a (single) blow
- at a (single) stroke
- at one fell swoop
- at/in one fell swoop
- in one fell swoop
- one fell swoop, in
- swoop
- in one blow
- at one stroke
- at a/one stroke