de un plumazo

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de un plumazo
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
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a. at a stroke
Hace sesenta y cinco millones de años, una enorme proporción de todas las especies del planeta desaparecieron de un plumazo.Sixty-five million years ago, a huge proportion of all species on the planet disappeared at a stroke.
b. in a jiffy
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
A veces deseo que todos mis problemas se resuelvan mágicamente de un plumazo.I sometimes wish all my problems would be magically solved in a jiffy.
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