Meaning: To accomplish two things by doing one thing.
Examples:
I always take a shower with my clothes on, so I don’t ever have to do laundry. It’s killing two birds with one stone!
She tries to kill two birds with one stone on her way to work every morning by grading her students’ papers on the train.
If you watch movies in English, you kill two birds with one stone: you’re entertained and you improve your English.
Pop Quiz:
You’re killing two birds with one stone if you…
A. go shopping twice a week.
B. exercise for two hours instead of one.
C. attend a friend’s wedding and a family reunion when you go back to your hometown.
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The correct answer is C. The stone is your trip, one bird is the wedding, and the other bird is the family reunion.
