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What does kill two birds with one stone mean?

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Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To solve two problems with one single action.
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If you haven't finished picking your currants yet, kill two birds with one stone by pruning them first.
You kill two birds with one stone a lot of times at work.
As some LCD computer screens can also be used as TVs it is possible to kill two birds with one stone when purchasing a smaller device.
In this environment of economic crisis and general trust breakdown, the Doha Round has returned to the forefront of the international scene because, for some observers, it would kill two birds with one stone.
And Redknapp will kill two birds with one stone if he can land Zamora and offload Crouch in the opposite direction.
Therefore we are in a very positive situation where we can kill two birds with one stone.

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