feed two birds with one scone

English

Etymology

Variant of kill two birds with one stone coined or popularized by PETA in 2018 in an attempt to “reduce animal cruelty”.

Pronunciation

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Verb

feed two birds with one scone (third-person singular simple present feeds two birds with one scone, present participle feeding two birds with one scone, simple past and past participle fed two birds with one scone)

1. (idiomatic) Synonym of kill two birds with one stone
   • 2004, Swami Beyondananda, Swami for Precedent, page 91:

     So, what can we do to feed two (or more) birds with one scone and create ... a happy income and a happy outcome?

   • 2016, Mark Reinfeld, Healing the Vegan Way, page xviii:

     To remove any dreaded exercise stigma, finding forms of exercise that are fun is a way to feed two birds with one scone.

   • 2020, CBC Music, CBC‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-02-02:

     Ghosts and campfires go hand in hand, so why not feed two birds with one scone?

   • 2021, Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up; A Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, →ISBN:

     Doorknobs send palpable shivers of fear through her body, and she has a habit of circling the lounge and nudging household objects with her long sleeves into neat lines, burning extra calories and fixing everything at right angles to each other in one go: two birds, one scone!

   • 2022, Helena Hunting, Starry-Eyed Love:

     "Estates are often owned by influential people. I thought it was a great way to feed two birds with one scone[," said Jackson.]
     "Don't you mean "kill two birds with one stone?..."
     "My phrasing is less violent...."

See also

• there's more than one way to feed a cat