kill two birds with one stone

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: to achieve two things by doing a single action

We can kill two birds with one stone by dropping off the mail when we go to the grocery store.

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So why aren’t colleges and universities killing two birds with one stone: acquire and operate pro-social enterprises to provide students with relevant work experience? —Ryan Craig, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024

Bad Bunny killed two birds with one stone this week, hard-launching his relationships with both Kendall Jenner and Sabato de Sarno’s Gucci. —Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2023

Both of these problems are solved with similar tools, killing two birds with one stone. —Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2023

Recently inspired to become a life coach, Jenny decides to kill two birds with one stone. —Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Anderson managed to kill two birds with one stone in this campaign, performing her modeling duties while also getting some chores checked off her to-do list. —Emily Kirkpatrick, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023

New York isn’t the only city to hatch a plan in hopes of killing two birds with one stone. —Alena Botros, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2023

Snap up this cordless vacuum cleaner for 58 percent off, or kill two birds with one stone and grab this Bissell SpinWave robot vacuum that doubles as a mop. —Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 29 June 2023