Kill Two Birds with One Stone.
English
idiom
To accomplish two tasks with a single action.
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To accomplish two tasks with a single action.
Trusted by1.5M+English learners & teachers worldwide
When you kill two birds with one stone, you find a way to solve two different problems or reach two goals without doing separate tasks for each.
It's often said with satisfaction when an efficient solution is found.
"Get the Best of Both Worlds"
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Enjoy two different benefits or situations at the same time
"One Step at a Time"
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Handle things slowly and separately, one after the other
"Kill Two Birds with One Stone"
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Accomplish two different tasks with a single action or effort
Should we set up a separate meeting for the budget review?
Let's kill two birds with one stone and handle it at the end of Tuesday's all-hands.
Are you going downtown this weekend?
Yeah — I'll return that book and pick up my dry cleaning. Kill two birds with one stone.
I started walking to the grocery store instead of driving — exercise and errands in one go.
Classic kill two birds with one stone. I should do the same.
