at one stroke
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at one stroke
phrase at a stroke · at a single stroke · in one stroke
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With a single blow, effort, or act.
I made up my mind that a man confined to his room by inflammation of the lungs, a fellow who had only two wishes left in the world, to see a particular woman, and then to die, could neatly accomplish those two wishes at one stroke by taking this journey in the rain.
Similar: in one fell swoop
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At once, immediately; in an instant.
[T]he whole object of the poem is to show what infinities of spiritual good and evil a current and sordid story may contain. When once this is realised, it explains at one stroke the innumerable facts about the work.
Similar: all of a sudden, in one fell swoop, suddenly
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prep_phrase with a single effort or act
| Español | de un plumazo |
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| Português | de uma tacada, de uma tacada só |
| Deutsch | auf einen Schlag |
| Русский | одни́м ма́хом odním máxom |
Talk about this word "at one stroke." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/at%20one%20stroke. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. at one stroke. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/at%20one%20stroke "at one stroke." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/at%20one%20stroke.Cite this
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title = {at one stroke},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
