in one foul swoop

短语

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    (Achieved or completed) with a single action; in a single stroke.

    习语

词源

Mondegreen variant of in one fell swoop, where "fell" (of a strong and cruel nature; eager and unsparing; grim; fierce; ruthless; savage) is misheard as "foul" (disgusting) or "fowl" (a bird).

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