AT ONE STROKE


Meaning of AT ONE STROKE in English

adv. phr. Immediately; suddenly; with one quick or forceful action. The pirates captured the ship and captured a ton of gold at a blow. A thousand men lost their jobs at a stroke when the factory closed. All the prisoners escaped at one stroke.

Compare: AT ONCE, AT ONE TIME.

American idioms English vocabulary.      Английский словарь американских идиом.