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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Zach Kaplan of Athlon Sports recently suggested the Yankees could kill two birds with one stone in a deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Highlighting Kansas City brews while bringing more activity to the riverfront — that’s killing two birds with one stone.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
In his solution to the Irish question, therefore, Castlereagh sought to kill two birds with one stone.
—Brendan Simms, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2013
While holding out hope for reform on both fronts at all levels of government, one way to kill two birds with one stone is to scale investment in earn-and-learn pathways to careers in the building trades.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Highlighting Kansas City brews while bringing more activity to the riverfront — that’s killing two birds with one stone.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
In his solution to the Irish question, therefore, Castlereagh sought to kill two birds with one stone.
—Brendan Simms, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2013
While holding out hope for reform on both fronts at all levels of government, one way to kill two birds with one stone is to scale investment in earn-and-learn pathways to careers in the building trades.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for kill two birds with one stone
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“Kill two birds with one stone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kill%20two%20birds%20with%20one%20stone. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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