kill two birds with one stone

jelentés / meaning: 
két legyet üt egy csapásra
az angol verzió ezt úgy mondja tehát, hogy "két madarat öl meg egy kővel"

to solve two problems at one time with a single action
to manage to do two things at the same time instead of just one (source)
to accomplish two tasks with only one effort 


példák / examples:
  •   I went shopping for shoes, and I also bought a purse! I killed two birds with one stone.
  • John learned the words to his part in the play while peeling potatoes. He was killing two birds with one stone.
  • Biking to work kills two birds with one stone. It saves money travelling and will help to lose weight.
  • Today I am going to try to kill two birds with one stone with this post.
  • He was able to kill two birds with one stone by going to the meeting.