Смысл: swoop 
swoop 1. [swu:p] n
<Í> 1. падение вниз (хищной птицы на жертву )
2. 1) внезапное нападение, налёт
influenza came down upon me with a swoop - меня подкосил /свалил/ грипп
2)воен.
♢ at one (fell) swoop - одним злодейским /коварным/ ударом
2.[swu:p] v
<Í> 1. (обыкн.
the eagle swooped down on its prey - орёл камнем упал на свою жертву
2. внезапно налетать
police swooped down on a gambling club and made several arrests - полиция совершила налёт на игорный дом и нескольких человек арестовала
breeze swooped down upon us - ветер налетел на нас
3. хватать, подхватывать (обыкн.
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2. 1) внезапное нападение, налёт
2)
2.
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2. внезапно налетать
3. хватать, подхватывать (
swoop Идиома
in one fell swoop
one fell swoop
at one fell swoop
Idiom(s): at one fell swoop AND in one fell swoopTheme: SUDDENNESS
in a single incident; as a single event. (This phrase preserves the old word fell, meaning "terrible" or "deadly")
• The party guests ate up all the snacks at one fell swoop.
• When the stock market crashed, many large fortunes were wiped out in one fell swoop.
at one fell swoop|fell swoop|in one fell swoop|one
adv. phr. 1. literary In one attack or accident; in one bad blow. The millionaire lost his money and his friends at one fell swoop. 2. At one time; at the same time. Three cars drove into the driveway, and Mrs. Crane's dinner guests all arrived at one fell swoop.one fell swoop, in
one fell swoop, inAlso at one fell swoop. All at once, in a single action, as in This law has lifted all the controls on cable TV in one fell swoop. This term was used and probably invented by Shakespeare in Macbeth (4:3), where the playwright likens the murder of Macduff's wife and children to a hawk swooping down on defenseless prey. Although fell here means “cruel” or “ruthless,” this meaning has been lost in the current idiom, where it now signifies “sudden.”
swoop
swoopsee one fell swoop, in.
An swoop idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with swoop, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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