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at one stroke
at one stroke
All at once, with a single decisive or powerful action. When the economy crashed, thousands lost their jobs, their homes, and their pensions at one stroke.
at one stroke
Also, at one blow; at a stroke or blow ; in one stroke or blow . At the same time, with one forceful or quick action. For example, I managed to please both buyer and seller at one stroke. The first term is the older version, so used by Chaucer; at one blow was used by Shakespeare.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Itsasne | | - | Basque |
Minnie | | ['mini] | |
Deep | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi |
Isaia | | - | Italian |
Burkhart | | BOORK-hahrt (German) | German, Ancient Germanic |
Bryson | | ['braisn] | |