"two birds/one stone" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

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  1. Alternative form of two birds with one stone. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: two birds with one stone
    Sense id: en-two_birds/one_stone-en-phrase-JOOg7ooJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2012, Stephanie Plentl, A Hedonist’s Guide to Toronto, London: Filmer Ltd, →ISBN, page 61, column 2:",
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          "ref": "2015, Jenny Lawson, “My Phone Is More Fun to Hang Out with Than Me”, in Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, New York, N.Y.: Flatiron Books, →ISBN, page 17:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2016, Kari Rhyan, chapter 5, in Standby for Broadcast: A Memoir, [Village Books], published 2017, →ISBN, page 75:",
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