How to Pronounce "at one fell swoop"
expression
AT WUHN FEL SWOOP
AT WON FEL SWOOP
Definition
If something happens 'at one fell swoop', it happens all at the same time, suddenly and often unexpectedly.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈæt/ /ˈwən/ /ˈfɛɫ/ /ˈswup
British English
ˈæt/ /wˈɒn/ /fˈɛl/ /swˈuːp
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AT WUHN FEL SWOOP
UK
AT WON FEL SWOOP
Listen in Context
The company fired ten workers at one fell swoop.
She finished all her exams at one fell swoop.
Our problems disappeared at one fell swoop.
All of my savings were gone at one fell swoop after the accident.