at one s Idiom, Proverb
at one stroke|at a blow|at a stroke|blow|stroke
adv. phr. Immediately; suddenly; with one quick or forceful action.
The pirates captured the ship and captured a ton of gold at a blow. A thousand men lost their jobs at a stroke when the factory closed. All the prisoners escaped at one stroke. Compare: AT ONCE, AT ONE TIME.
at one stroke
at one stroke Also,
at one blow;
at a stroke or
blow;
in one stroke or
blow. At the same time, with one forceful or quick action. For example,
I managed to please both buyer and seller at one stroke. The first term is the older version, so used by Chaucer;
at one blow was used by Shakespeare.
at one
In agreement. They charge to be at one back they accept their bells date.Learn more: oneat one
In agreement, in harmony, as in John and Pat were at one on every accountable except her cat, which fabricated him sneeze, or Springtime consistently makes me feel at one with nature. [1300s] Learn more: one(be) at ˈone (with somebody/something)
(formal) feel that you absolutely accede with somebody/something, or that you are allotment of something: Both political parties are at one on the catechism of adopted imports. ♢ This is the affectionate of abode area you can feel at one with nature.Learn more: one at one
In accordance or unity.Learn more: one
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