with a single blow

All at once, with a single decisive or powerful action. When the economy crashed, thousands of people lost their jobs, their homes, and their pensions with a single blow. In her explosive new novel, the acclaimed author seeks to tackle issues of race, gender, and religion with a single blow.

See also: blow, single

See also:

at a (single) blow
at a (single) stroke
at a blow
in a single blow
in one fell swoop
one fell swoop, in
swoop
at one fell swoop
at/in one fell swoop
in one blow

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