idiom
kill two birds with one stone
KIL TOO BERDZ with WUN STOHN
kɪl tuː bɜːrdz wɪð wʌn stoʊnListen
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Syllable breakdown
killtwobirdswithonestone
Dictionary meaning
To accomplish two things with a single action.
Examples
- By visiting the Berlin office on the same trip, she killed two birds with one stone.
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