back·stroke n. 되치기, 반격; (피스톤 등의) 퇴충(退衝)(recoil); 【테니스】 역타(逆打)(backhand); 【수영】 배영(背泳)

at a one stroke 관용구

stroke of genius

a very intelligent idea, a unique solution Using laser light for surgery - now that's a stroke of genius.

stroke of good luck

a fortunate event, a lucky break, the fickle finger of fate Then, by some stroke of good luck, a car horn scared the lion and it ran away.

stroke your ego

cause you to feel confident or proud Compliments are wonderful because they stroke your ego.

stroke down

cause to be no longer irritated 平息…的怒气
We shall have to stroke the old people down before we go out tonight．今晚我们出去前，得先宽慰一下老人们，让他们平平气。
He was so infuriated that it took them a long time to stroke him down．他怒不可遏，他们花了好长时间才使他平静下来。

stroke of luck

Idiom(s): stroke of luck

Theme: LUCK

a bit of luck; a lucky happening.
• I had a stroke of luck and found Tom at home when I called. He's not usually there.
• Unless I have a stroke of luck, I'm not going to finish this report by tomorrow.

have a stroke

Idiom(s): have a stroke

Theme: SICKNESS

to experience sudden unconsciousness or paralysis due to an interruption in the blood supply to the brain. (Also used as an exaggeration. See the last two examples.)
• The patient who received an artificial heart had a stroke two days after the operation.
• My great-uncle Bill—who is very old—had a stroke last May.
• Calm down, Bob. You're going to have a stroke.
• My father almost had a stroke when I came home at three o'clock this morning.

Broad strokes

If something is described or defined with broad stokes, then only an outline is given, without fine details.

Different strokes for different folks

(USA) This idiom means that different people do things in different ways that suit them.

Little strokes fell great oaks

Meaning even though something may seem impossible, if you break it up into small parts and take one step at a time, you will succeed.

at one stroke|at a blow|at a stroke|blow|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.

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