one fell swoop
One stroke; one action or event that achieves or accomplishes many results.
Changing the oil lubricates the engine and removes debris in one fell swoop.
fell
/fɛl/
noun 11adj 4verb 3name 3adv 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
asleep, bitter, hard, harder, heavy, ill, poor
The child fell asleep during the long car ride to the beach.
VERB + FELL
drop, fear, horse, pencil, rain, snow, stand, tile
The pencil fell off the desk and rolled under the chair.
FELL + NOUN
cliff, degrees, floor, kyoto, month, stairs, swoop, table
She fell down the stairs and broke her ankle last week.
PREP.
down, from, in, off, on, upon, with
She fell down the stairs and twisted her ankle badly.
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