- to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
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- To kill two birds with one stone
This idiom means to achieve two goals with a single action or effort. It's often used to describe a situation where someone is able to maximize efficiency or effectiveness in their actions.
When we go shopping, we can also wash the car; that's really killing two birds with one stone.
cān jiā参加zhè ge这个huì yì会议kě yǐ可以ràng让wǒ我jī lěi积累jīng yàn经验,tóng shí同时Yě也Néng能jié shí结识Xīn新péng you朋友,jiǎn zhí简直shì是yī shí èr niǎo一石二鸟。
Attending this meeting will allow me to gain experience while also meeting new friends; it's truly killing two birds with one stone.
Generated collocations (experimental)
yī shí èr niǎo一石二鸟to kill two birds with one stonezuò dào做到yī shí èr niǎo一石二鸟to achieve two goals with one actionyī shí èr niǎo一石二鸟de的bàn fǎ办法a method that kills two birds with one stoneyī shí èr niǎo一石二鸟de的cè lüè策略a strategy that achieves two objectives at oncetōng guò通过yī shí èr niǎo一石二鸟de的fāng fǎ方法by means of killing two birds with one stoneyī shí èr niǎo一石二鸟de的xiào guǒ效果the effect of achieving two things in one effortshí xiàn实现yī shí èr niǎo一石二鸟to realize the concept of killing two birds with one stoneyī shí èr niǎo一石二鸟de的jī huì机会an opportunity to kill two birds with one stonelì yòng利用yī shí èr niǎo一石二鸟de的jī huì机会to take advantage of the chance to kill two birds with one stoneyī shí èr niǎo一石二鸟de的sī wéi思维thinking that aligns with achieving two goals simultaneously