Phrase

In One Fell Swoop

Meaning:

Doing something in a single action, or something that is done/completed quickly.

Examples:

  • So how does the Commissioner reconcile that with just getting rid of all these jobs in one fell swoop?
  • Mr. Ito, we will defeat them in one fell swoop.
  • We cannot update the Lisbon procedures in one fell swoop.
  • So in one fell swoop, we take out all three leaders?
  • How to outdo your Maserati in one fell swoop.
  • With Benchmark Email, you can do it all in one fell swoop.
  • But everything had to change in one fell swoop.
  • The samurai decapitated his opponent in one fell swoop.
  • This could be the PM's masterstroke in one fell swoop.
  • And then, in one fell swoop, it was taken away from me.