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See: AT ONE FELL SWOOP.

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in one fell swoop

[in one fell swoop] or [at one fell swoop] {adv. phr.} 1. {literary} In one attack or accident; in one bad blow. * /The millionaire lost his money and his […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fall to

[fall to] {v.} 1. To begin to work. * /The boys fell to and quickly cut the grass./ Syn.: [TURN TO]. 2. To begin to fight. * /They took out […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fall behind

[fall behind] {v.} To go slower than others and be far behind them. * /When the campers took a hike in the woods, two boys fell behind and got lost./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

at one fell swoop

[at one fell swoop] See: [IN ONE FELL SWOOP]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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