kill two birds with one stone

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to achieve two things at the same time with one action

   ... there’s another little job I want doing at the same time. You know, kill two birds with one stone.

   We were supposed to kill two birds with one stone.

In the movies · 5

• We were supposed to kill two birds with one stone.Fight Club1999
• Just trying to kill two birds with one stone.Way Out West1937
• - Like killing two birds with one stone. - It's like two wrongs make a right.When Harry Met Sally...1989
• So, it's like it's trying to kill two birds with one stone.Moonfall2022
• and I was going for a drink, so I thought, kill two birds with one stone.Last Night in Soho2021
• ... there’s another little job I want doing at the same time. You know, kill two birds with one stone.Sabotage1937

Learn it in full scenes

• Fight Club1999
  • Tyler Holds a Gun on Jack
  • Narrator Cries at Support Groups
  • Narrator and Marla Expose Each Other
• When Harry Met Sally...1989
  • Harry and Sally Drive to New York
  • Sally Explains the Weekday Underpants
  • Men and Women Can't Be Friends

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