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
Macarenamah-kah-RE-nahSpanish
ValÉRy-French
Diniz-Portuguese
Domingos-Portuguese
Veniaminvye-nee-ah-MEEN, vee-nee-ah-MEENRussian
Dionysosdee-o-nuy-sos (Ancient Greek)Greek Mythology