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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.Advertisement
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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