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

kill two birds with one stone in a sentence

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

Origin of kill two birds with one stone

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

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