matar dos pájaros de un tiro

USAGE NOTE
This proverb may be literally translated as "to kill two birds with one shot."
matar dos pájaros de un tiro
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
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A proverb is a sentence or phrase that offers advice or expresses a commonly-held truth (e.g., All that glitters is not gold.).
(proverb)
(take care of two problems at once)
a. to kill two birds with one stone
A proverb is a sentence or phrase that offers advice or expresses a commonly-held truth (e.g., All that glitters is not gold.).
(proverb)
Si quieres que tu hijo se vaya de casa, ¿por qué no le alquilas el apartamento que tienes en el centro? Así matas dos pájaros de un tiro.If you want your kid to move out, why don't you rent him the apartment you have downtown? That way, you kill two birds with one stone.
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