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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 |
Soraya | | - | Persian, Spanish, French |
Jenni | | JEN-ee (English), YEN-nee (Finnish) | English, Finnish |
Tony | | ['təuni] | |
Figaro | | - | Literature |
Hro&Eth;Gar | | - | Anglo-Saxon |
Androcles | | AN-drə-kleez (English) | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |