kill two birds with one stone

Cultural  

1. To accomplish two objectives with a single action: “If we can get gas and have lunch at the next rest stop, we will be killing two birds with one stone.”

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kill two birds with one stone Idioms  

1. Achieve two ends with a single effort, as in As long as I was in town on business, I thought I'd kill two birds and visit my uncle too. This expression is so well known that it is often shortened, as in the example. [c. 1600]

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kill two birds with one stone

I had all of those thoughts, but I’m doing it the day before the Hollywood Bowl so I can kill two birds with one stone.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025

For Republicans, it’s a chance to kill two birds with one stone.

From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2025

“If you can kill two birds with one stone, I’m that kind of person,” she said, adding that “being able to design it and make it more modern-looking is ideal.”

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2022

Air pollution is “deeply intertwined” with climate change, the report says, so tackling it can kill two birds with one stone.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2022

She’d be needing a fresh bar of soap within the hour and could kill two birds with one stone if she got it now.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith