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KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE

Specialty Definition: KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE

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Literature

Kill Two Birds with One Stone (To). To effect some subsidiary work at the same time as the main object is being effected. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms within Context: KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Activity

Look sharp; have all one's eyes about one; (vigilance); rise, arouse oneself, hustle, get up early, be about, keep moving, steal a march, kill two birds with one stone; seize the opportunity; lose no time, not lose a moment, make the most of one's time, not suffer the grass to grow under one's feet, improve the shining hour, make short work of; dash off; make haste; do one's best take pains; (exert oneself); do wonders, work wonders.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE

Specialty definitions using "KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE": Birds. (references)

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Modern Translation: KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE

Language Translations for "KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

me një gur vras dy zogj. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏إصطاد عصفورين بحجر واحد (kill). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

一舉兩得 . (various references)

   

Czech

  

zabít dvì mouchy jednou ranou. (various references)

   

French

  

faire d'une pierre deux coups. (various references)

   

German

  

zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen (to kill two birds with one stone). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

illkay otway irdsbay ithway oneay onestay

   

Portuguese

  

matar dois coelhos de uma cajadada. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

omorî doi iepuri dintr-o împuşcãturã. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

matar dos liebres al tiempo. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

bir taşla iki kuş vurmak. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Translations: Modern
3. Bibliography


  

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