2016年3月8日 · Twofer is the short form for "two for one." Definition: Arrangement in which a single expense or amount of effort produces two returns; Person or thing that has two desirable attributes normally present singly, i.e. something that satisfies two criteria or …

2015年7月6日 · The commonly-used idiom is to "kill two birds with one stone". to succeed in achieving two things in a single action: I killed two birds with one stone and picked the kids up on the way to the train station.

to achieve two things at once. which is the meaning of the idiom to kill (not hit) two birds with one stone. By the way, since kill two birds with one stone is an idiom, its meaning has nothing to do with birds, or killing birds. Native speakers use the idiom all …

2018年12月7日 · Saying to beat a dead horse doesn't, in my opinion, show any disregard for the welfare of horses. Nor do I think it necessarily lowers our respect for horses as a species. Also, a bleeding-heart, vegan, animal-loving birdwatcher may use the expression "Kill two birds with one stone" without degrading one's respect for such creatures. Question 2.

2022年8月22日 · To kill two birds with one stone is to solve two problems at once. You might also consider saying that the solution does both things in one fell swoop (at one time or with one action), though this is not limited to accomplishing only two things.

2012年11月22日 · Not the same expression at all, but I heard a rather satisfying alternative to "kill two birds with one stone": "light two candles with one flame." – JAM Commented Nov 22, 2012 at 3:06

2022年10月3日 · Googling it didn't seem to lend any results except the unrelated killing two birds, etc, stuff. Edit: In Berkshire Hathaway's 1995 annual meeting at 1:04:54 (or second occurrence of the word "stone" if you search page text on the transcript and click on the phrase to jump to the timestamp. Charlie says in response to an audience member ...

It is a situation in which the taken action has several effects at once. If the effects are positive, another way of saying it is that the proposed action can kill two birds with a stone. If a situation can develop either, good or bad, you can say the outcome is doubtful.

2019年8月25日 · Thanks to a link generously offered by the OP below, we can say that the proverb with the fixed two birds variant has existed since 1581, in a book by Nathaniel Woode, entitled Conflict of Conscience. You have spoken reasonably, but yet as they say, One birde in the hande, is worth two in the bush. More bird numbers

2013年1月16日 · Yeah, as an American, I don't think the idiom is lost translated as "To shoot sparrows with a cannon." We have almost identical idioms that generally involves a small creature (typically an insect, but sometimes birds) with some large weapon or device, so while it may be a new version of the expression to most readers, it won't be lost on them.