stroke

See: AT A STROKE or AT ONE'S 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

at a stroke

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

stroke of luck

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

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