- killed two birds with one stone
- took care of two things at once
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
killed two birds with one stone
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kill two birds with one stone — {v. phr.} To succeed in doing two things by only one action; get two results from one effort. * /Mother stopped at the supermarket to buy bread and then went to get Jane at dancing class; she killed two birds with one stone./ * /The history… … Dictionary of American idioms
kill two birds with one stone — {v. phr.} To succeed in doing two things by only one action; get two results from one effort. * /Mother stopped at the supermarket to buy bread and then went to get Jane at dancing class; she killed two birds with one stone./ * /The history… … Dictionary of American idioms
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