at a (single) 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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
VirÁG-Hungarian
LilliLI-lee (German), LEEL-lee (Finnish)German, Finnish
Nick[nik]
AlbertAL-bərt (English), al-BER (French), AHL-bert (German, Polish), AHL-bərt (Dutch)English, French, Catalan, German, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Rom
Rais-Arabic
AndriesAHN-dreesDutch