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in one fell swoop

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in one fell swoop
all at the same time I prefer to see someone in charge so we can deal with everything in one fell swoop.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of fell swoop (a quick, sudden downward movement by an attacking bird)
See also: fell, one, swoop


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Amazingly, we have to fight for marriage fairness on 50 fronts while the schools were integrated and women, the aged, and Americans with disabilities were all granted equal federal protection all across the country by the federal government in one fell swoop.
Grayling really wants to be Tory spokesman for those on the other end of the M62 because he'd never thought much of Liverpool anyway, or simply because he is just an idiot, one thing is certain; in one fell swoop, he has undone most of the work David Cameron and his team has put in to revive the Tories' image in this city.
In one fell swoop he has undone most, if not all, of the work David Cameron and his team has put in during the past few years in their bid to revive the Tories' image in this city.
 
 
 
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