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Etymology
After Shakespeare (see quotation below).

Noun
one fell swoop

1. idiom One stroke; one action or event with many results.

#:Changing the oil lubricates the engine and removes debris in one fell swoop.
#*1605: What, All my pretty Chickens, and their Damme At one fell swoope? — William Shakespeare, Macbeth

See also
kill two birds with one stone

Translations
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Russian: одним махом (odním máχom)

Category:Words from Shakespeare

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