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kill two birds with one stone

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kill two birds with one stone
to manage to do two things at the same time instead of just one, because it is convenient to do both. I killed two birds with one stone and saw some old friends while I was in Leeds visiting my parents.
See also: bird, kill, stone, two
kill two birds with one stone
to do two things at the same time using the effort needed to do only one. I killed two birds with one stone and saw some old friends while I was in Louisiana visiting my parents.
See also: bird, kill, stone, two
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"Suppose we go and have some jellies at Dutton's," and the rogue Jos, willing to kill two birds with one stone.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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