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 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.
Categories: adverb time
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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