two birds/one stone

See also: two birds, one stone and two birds—one stone

English

Phrase

two birds/one stone

1. Alternative form of two birds with one stone.
   • 2002, Michael Lesser with Colleen Kapklein, “The Stoic”, in The Brain Chemistry Diet: The Personalized Prescription for Balancing Mood, Relieving Stress, and Conquering Depression, Based on Your Personality Profile, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, page 86:

     Tryptophan is an excellent antidote to insomnia, increasing sleepiness and decreasing waking time. (When the insomnia is accompanied by depression, it’s a “two birds/one stone” deal.)

   • 2004, Robert Ashton, “10 ways to save your customers money and make more yourself”, in The Entrepreneur’s Book of Checklists: 1000 Tips to Help You Start and Grow Your Business, Harlow, Essex: Prentice Hall Business, →ISBN, page 86:

     Two birds/one stone – encouraging people to share you will, through economies of scale, save money. That saving can be shared with you.

   • 2012, Stephanie Plentl, A Hedonist’s Guide to Toronto, London: Filmer Ltd, →ISBN, page 61, column 2:

     If you’re in favour of the two birds/one stone philosophy, then you’ll like this gastronomic experience within a world-class museum.

   • 2015, Jenny Lawson, “My Phone Is More Fun to Hang Out with Than Me”, in Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, New York, N.Y.: Flatiron Books, →ISBN, page 17:

     I never understood paying for burial when you could just let pigs eat your body. I mean, we were surrounded by pig farms and those pigs need to eat, so two birds/one stone.

   • 2016, Kari Rhyan, chapter 5, in Standby for Broadcast: A Memoir, [Village Books], published 2017, →ISBN, page 75:

     Besides that, nursing and the military had been cherry-picked for me by Sheryl anyway; she probably had designs on making me a lifelong caretaker, and, two birds/one stone, wanted a carbon copy of her father, the violent patriarch in jump boots.