Definitions | one fell swoop |
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- (idiom) One stroke; one action or event with many results.
- Changing the oil lubricates the engine and removes debris in .
- 1605: What, All my pretty Chickens, and their Damme At one fell swoope? " William Shakespeare, Macbeth
Translations: Etymology: After Shakespeare (see quotation below).
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