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
Hinrik-Icelandic
Annunciata-Italian
Tripp[trip]
Ziad-Arabic
Olumide-Western African, Yoruba
WiebkeVEEP-kə (German)Frisian, German