Meaning of two birds/one stone | Babel Free

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Examples

“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⟳.)”

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

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