Phrase info Synonyms

kill two birds with one stone

Speech parts

1. kill two birds with one stone - Verb

2. kill two birds with one stone - Phrase

Meaning

kill two birds with one stone (third-person singular simple present kills two birds with one stone, present participle killing two birds with one stone, simple past and past participle killed two birds with one stone)

(idiomatic) To solve two problems with one single action.
Biking to work kills two birds with one stone. It saves money travelling and will help to lose weight.

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There is an old American saying 'He who lives in a glass house should not try to kill two birds with one stone. Vladimir Nabokov

5192. To kill two Birds with one Stone. Thomas Fuller (writer)

To kill two birds with one stone. English Proverb

This way the government will kill two birds with one stone; fighting joblessness and tendency for violence, and helping the agricultural sector to grow. Source: Internet

With Isostar we kill two birds with one stone. Source: Internet

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