"KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE"
If you kill two birds with one stone, you achieve two things with the one action.
Example: Jenny says that she kills two birds with one stone if she does her own housework because she gets the house clean and she gets some exercise at the same time.
Matar dos pájaros de un tiro.
Example sentences:
- I need to go to the bank, and if I drop the books off at the library on the way I'll be killing two birds with one stone / Necesito ir al banco y si en el camino dejo los libros en la biblioteca estaría matando dos pájaros de un tiro.
- Sandra killed two birds with one stone by going to Paris. She practiced her French before her exam and she went to her friend's wedding / Sandra mató dos pájaros de un tiro llendo a Paris. Practicó el Francés antes de su examen y fue a la boda de su amiga.
Additional examples:
- John learned the words to his part in the play while peeling potatoes. He was killing two birds with one stone.
- I have to cash a check and make a payment on my bank loan. I'll kill two birds with one stone by doing them both in one trip to the bank.
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