at one fell swoop
21at one fell swoop — Meaning Origin From Shakespeare s Macbeth. MACDUFF: [on hearing that his family and servants have all been killed] He has no children. All my pretty ones? Did you say all? O hell kite! All? What, all my pretty chickens and their dam At one fell… …
22in 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) …
23in one fell swoop — in one action, in one attack, at once Our TV ad is effective. In one fell swoop we create doubts about the other products and sell our own …
24at one fell swoop — See in one fell swoop …
25in/at one fell swoop — see ↑fell, 3 • • • Main Entry: ↑swoop …
26in (or at) one fell swoop — all in one go. [from Shakespeare s Macbeth (IV. iii. 219).] → fell …
27at (or in) one fell swoop — see fell4. → swoon over …
28at or in one fell swoop — cvb idi at or in one fell swoop, all at once or all together, as if by a single blow …
29at/in one fell swoop — ALL AT ONCE, together, at the same time, in one go. → fell …
30at one fell swoop — all at once, simultaneously …