accomplish the whole task at one stroke; achieve sth. at one stroke; bring work to completion
Example Sentences:
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Mr straw is keen for the reform to stick this time and has come up with a new way of expressing preference for different options that should lead to agreement ? in the commons , at least ? on reform 施特劳此次则要毕其功于一役，他已提出数项方案以争取就改革问题达成一致意见，至少在下院要做到这一点。
2.
There may be something lost or lack of thorough consideration in previous editions , but it must be improved to the most satisfactions by more emendating . even popular editions have some questions open to discussion in respect of emendation , punctuation and so on 但校书如扫落叶，随扫随有，校勘工作不可能毕其功于一役，正所谓前修未密，后出转精，通行本在校勘及标点等方面尚有不少值得商榷的地方。
