two birds with one stone

Meaning: (idiomatic)Any two things that wereperformedorcompletedat the same time by one action.1985August 17, Janice Irvine, quoting Nan Hunter, “Meese's Crew Looks at Porn”, inGay Community News, volume13, number 6, page 3:They talk about how 'these places' [pornographic bookstores] are gathering spots for homosexuals. The implication is that if you close down 'these places' you gettwo birds with one stone.2022September 27, Barclay Bram, “My Therapist, the Robot”, inThe New York Times‎[1]:On another occasion, when trying to brainstorm things I could do to make myself feel better despite all the pandemic restrictions, Woebot suggested I “try doing something nice for someone in your life,” like make a calming tea for my housemate or check in with a loved one. I poured my mum some chamomile:Two birds, one stone.

Examples:

EN: Maybe you could kill two birds with one stone.
ES: Quizás puedas matar dos pájaros de un tiro.
EN: Well, I had to come here on business so I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone.
ES: Tenía que venir aquí por negocios así mataba dos pájaros de un tiro.
EN: Someone wanted to kill two birds with one stone.
ES: alguien queria matar Dos pájaros con una piedra.
EN: We're killing two birds with one stone.
ES: Hemos matado dos pájaros de un tiro.
EN: But you heard you could find both lions and tigers in Kamor so you decided to kill two birds with one stone.
ES: Pero escuchaste que podías encontrar tanto leones como tigres en Kamor. Entonces decidiste matar dos pájaros de un tiro.
EN: You know, kill two birds with one stone.
ES: - Así matamos dos pájaros de un tiro.
EN: I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone, and take the oportunity to bring to my former tenant, the bundle of letters she left in the wardrobe.
ES: Mataría dos pájaros de un tiro y aprovecharía para reportar a mi antiguo inquilino las letras olvidadas en su tocador.
EN: I'm just good at killing two birds with one stone, that's all.
ES: Se me da bien matar dos pájaros de un tiro.
EN: I was just trying to kill two birds with one stone.
ES: Yo sólo estaba tratando de matar dos pájaros de un tiro.
EN: You are wanting to go to Saint Louis and I want you to work for me, maybe we can kill two birds with one stone.
ES: - Hank... quieres ir a San Luis y yo quiero que trabajes para mí. Tal vez podamos matar dos pájaros de un tiro.
EN: - I would kill two birds with one stone.
ES: - Mataría dos pájaros de un tiro.
EN: Yes, two birds with one stone.
ES: Sí, dos pájaros de un tiro.
EN: You... You'll be a-killing two birds with one stone.
ES: Vosotros pagáis y yo seré ese alguien, ¿eh?
EN: Well Billingsley, it looks as if we might kill two birds with one stone.
ES: Bien, Billingsley, parece como si hubiéramos matado dos pájaros de un tiro.
EN: Well, then, mr. Leyden, when you have tired of geneva, i want you to, how do you say, to kill two birds with one stone. Ahem.
ES: Bien, entonces, Sr. Leyden, cuando se canse de Ginebra, ...quiero que, cómo decirlo, ...que mate dos pájaros de un tiro.

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