kill two birds with one stone

kill two birds with one stone

/ˌkɪl ˌtuː ˌbɜːrdz wɪð ˌwʌn ˈstoʊn/

💬 Idioms & Expressions

to accomplish two things with a single action

Biking to work lets me kill two birds with one stone—exercise and commuting.

Origin: Ancient proverb, possibly from Ovid's story of Daedalus, achieving two goals with one effort