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at a stroke

See: AT A BLOW or AT A STROKE.

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at a blow

[at a blow] or [at a stroke] or [at one stroke] {adv. phr.} Immediately; suddenly; with one quick or forceful action. * /The pirates captured the ship and captured a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

at one stroke

[at one stroke] See: [AT A BLOW] or [AT ONE STROKE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

stroke

[stroke] See: [AT A STROKE] or [AT ONE'S STROKE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[stroke of luck] See: [RUN OF LUCK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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