in one fell swoop

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in one fell swoop — idiom

1. All in a single action or at the same time, especially when the action is swift

1.idiom
Definition

All in a single action or at the same time, especially when the action is swift and has a big effect.

Example

The company laid off three hundred workers in one fell swoop.

The storm destroyed the entire village's crops in one fell swoop.