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"etymology_text": "Apparently coined by Dr. John Bramhall, Bishop of Derry, in a 1646 letter to Thomas Hobbes, later published in 1656.\nCompare earlier stop two gaps with one bush.",
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"text": "Biking to work kills two birds with one stone. It saves money travelling and will help to lose weight.",
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"To solve two problems with one single action."
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"(idiomatic) To solve two problems with one single action."
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"related": [
{
"word": "at one blast"
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{
"word": "one fell swoop"
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{
"word": "stop two gaps with one bush"
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"word": "while one is at it"
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"word": "feed two birds with one scone"
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "twee vlieë met een klap slaan"
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"note": "ضَرَب عُصْفُورَيْن بِحَجَر وَاحِد (ḍarab ʕuṣfūrayn bi-ḥajar wāḥid, literally “to hit two sparrows with one stone”)",
"sense": "solve two problems at once"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "mi gndakov erku napastak xpʻel",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "մի գնդակով երկու նապաստակ խփել"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "bir güllə ilə iki dovşan vurmaq"
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"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "ek ḍhile dui pakhi mara",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "এক ঢিলে দুই পাখি মারা"
},
{
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "lazhañ div voualc'h gant ur maen"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"note": "да убиеш с един куршум два заека (da ubieš s edin kuršum dva zaeka, literally “to kill two rabbits with one bullet”)",
"sense": "solve two problems at once"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "tachkyakhkut hnachkyakprat",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "တစ်ချက်ခုတ် နှစ်ချက်ပြတ်"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "matar dos pardals d'un tret"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "matar dos ocells d'un tret"
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{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一石二鳥"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "jat¹ sek⁶ ji⁶ niu⁵",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一石二鸟"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一箭雙鵰"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "jat¹ zin³ soeng¹ diu¹",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一箭双雕"
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{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一雞兩味"
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{
"alt": "jat¹ gai¹ loeng⁵ mei⁶⁻²",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一鸡两味"
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{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一舉兩得"
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{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "jat¹ geoi² loeng⁵ dak¹",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一举两得"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一石二鳥"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"note": "一石二鸟 (yī shí èr niǎo, literally “one stone, two birds”)",
"sense": "solve two problems at once"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一箭雙雕"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yī jiàn shuāng diāo",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一箭双雕"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一舉兩得"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yī jǔ liǎng dé",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一举两得"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "zabít dvě mouchy jednou ranou"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "slå to fluer med et smæk"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "twee vliegen in een klap slaan"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "trafi du celojn per unu ŝtono"
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{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "tapma kaks kärbest ühe hoobiga"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "tappaa kaksi kärpästä yhdellä iskulla"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "faire d’une pierre deux coups"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "erti gasrolit ori ḳurdɣlis moḳvla",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "ერთი გასროლით ორი კურდღლის მოკვლა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"note": "με ένα σμπάρο δυο τρυγόνια (me éna smpáro dyo trygónia, literally “with one shot, two pigeons”)",
"sense": "solve two problems at once"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "m' éna smpáro dyo trygónia",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "μ' ένα σμπάρο δυο τρυγόνια"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "לתפוס שתי ציפורים במכה אחת"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "ek panth do kāj",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "एक पंथ दो काज"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "két legyet üt egy csapásra"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "slá tvær flugur í einu höggi"
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{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "sekali mendayung, dua-tiga pulau terlampaui"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "dhá éan a mharú leis an urchar amháin"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "prendere due piccioni con una fava"
},
{
"alt": "いっせきにちょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "isseki ni chō",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一石二鳥"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ikkyo ryōtoku",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一挙両得"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"note": "бір оқпен екі қоян ату (bır oqpen ekı qoän atu, literally “to kill two birds with one shot”)",
"sense": "solve two problems at once"
},
{
"alt": "一石二鳥",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ilseog-ijo",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "일석이조"
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{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "be berdêk dû çoleke bikuje",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "بە بەردێک دوو چۆلەکە بکوژە"
},
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"code": "la",
"english": "Cicero, Ad Familiares 7.29.2.",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "Duo parietes de eadem fidelia dealbare"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "nošaut divus zaķus ar vienu šāvienu"
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{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "vienu šūviu nušauti du zuikius"
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{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "zwou Mécken op ee Schlag kréien"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "sambil menyelam minum air"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "neg sumaar xojor tuulaj buudax",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "нэг сумаар хоёр туулай буудах"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "slå to fluer i en smekk"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "slå to fluger i ein smekk"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "bâ yek tir do nešân zadan",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "با یک تیر دو نشان زدن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "upiec dwie pieczenie na jednym ogniu"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "matar dois coelhos com uma cajadada só"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "omorî două muște dintr-o lovitură"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "împușca doi iepuri dintr-un foc"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ubítʹ odním výstrelom dvux zájcev",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "уби́ть одни́м вы́стрелом двух за́йцев"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "убити једним ударцем двије мухе"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "ùbiti jèdnīm ùdārcem dvȉje mùhe"
},
{
"code": "si",
"lang": "Sinhalese",
"note": "එක ගලෙන් කුරුල්ලෝ දෙන්නයි (eka galen kurullō dennayi, literally “two birds by one stone”)",
"sense": "solve two problems at once"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "matar dos pájaros de un tiro"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "slå två flugor i en smäll"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "okēdebbaku reṇḍu piṭṭalu",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "ఒకేదెబ్బకు రెండు పిట్టలు"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "ying bpeun nát dieow dâai nók sŏng dtua",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "ยิงปืนนัดเดียวได้นกสองตัว"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "bir taşla iki kuş vurmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"note": "вби́ти двох зайці́в одни́м по́стрілом (vbýty dvox zajcív odným póstrilom, literally “kill two hares in one shot”)",
"sense": "solve two problems at once"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "một công đôi việc"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "một công đôi chuyện"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "nhất cử lưỡng tiện"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "nhất tiễn song điêu"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "một mũi tên trúng hai đích"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "lladd dau aderyn â'r un garreg"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "lladd dau aderyn ag un ergyd"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "lladd dwy frân ag un ergyd"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "shisn tsvey hozn mit eyn shos",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "שיסן צוויי האָזן מיט איין שאָס"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "khapn tsen sorokes bay eyn veydl",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "כאַפּן צען סאָראָקעס בײַ איין וויידל"
}
],
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"Epistulae ad Familiares"
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"etymology_text": "Apparently coined by Dr. John Bramhall, Bishop of Derry, in a 1646 letter to Thomas Hobbes, later published in 1656.\nCompare earlier stop two gaps with one bush.",
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"pos": "verb",
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"word": "at one blast"
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{
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"word": "stop two gaps with one bush"
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"word": "while one is at it"
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"text": "Biking to work kills two birds with one stone. It saves money travelling and will help to lose weight.",
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"(idiomatic) To solve two problems with one single action."
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"word": "feed two birds with one scone"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "twee vlieë met een klap slaan"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"note": "ضَرَب عُصْفُورَيْن بِحَجَر وَاحِد (ḍarab ʕuṣfūrayn bi-ḥajar wāḥid, literally “to hit two sparrows with one stone”)",
"sense": "solve two problems at once"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "mi gndakov erku napastak xpʻel",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "մի գնդակով երկու նապաստակ խփել"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "bir güllə ilə iki dovşan vurmaq"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "ek ḍhile dui pakhi mara",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "এক ঢিলে দুই পাখি মারা"
},
{
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "lazhañ div voualc'h gant ur maen"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"note": "да убиеш с един куршум два заека (da ubieš s edin kuršum dva zaeka, literally “to kill two rabbits with one bullet”)",
"sense": "solve two problems at once"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "tachkyakhkut hnachkyakprat",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "တစ်ချက်ခုတ် နှစ်ချက်ပြတ်"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "matar dos pardals d'un tret"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "matar dos ocells d'un tret"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一石二鳥"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "jat¹ sek⁶ ji⁶ niu⁵",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一石二鸟"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一箭雙鵰"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "jat¹ zin³ soeng¹ diu¹",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一箭双雕"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一雞兩味"
},
{
"alt": "jat¹ gai¹ loeng⁵ mei⁶⁻²",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一鸡两味"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一舉兩得"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "jat¹ geoi² loeng⁵ dak¹",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一举两得"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一石二鳥"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"note": "一石二鸟 (yī shí èr niǎo, literally “one stone, two birds”)",
"sense": "solve two problems at once"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一箭雙雕"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yī jiàn shuāng diāo",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一箭双雕"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一舉兩得"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yī jǔ liǎng dé",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一举两得"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "zabít dvě mouchy jednou ranou"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "slå to fluer med et smæk"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "twee vliegen in een klap slaan"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "trafi du celojn per unu ŝtono"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "tapma kaks kärbest ühe hoobiga"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "tappaa kaksi kärpästä yhdellä iskulla"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "faire d’une pierre deux coups"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "erti gasrolit ori ḳurdɣlis moḳvla",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "ერთი გასროლით ორი კურდღლის მოკვლა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"note": "με ένα σμπάρο δυο τρυγόνια (me éna smpáro dyo trygónia, literally “with one shot, two pigeons”)",
"sense": "solve two problems at once"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "m' éna smpáro dyo trygónia",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "μ' ένα σμπάρο δυο τρυγόνια"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "לתפוס שתי ציפורים במכה אחת"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "ek panth do kāj",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "एक पंथ दो काज"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "két legyet üt egy csapásra"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "slá tvær flugur í einu höggi"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "sekali mendayung, dua-tiga pulau terlampaui"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "dhá éan a mharú leis an urchar amháin"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "prendere due piccioni con una fava"
},
{
"alt": "いっせきにちょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "isseki ni chō",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一石二鳥"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ikkyo ryōtoku",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "一挙両得"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"note": "бір оқпен екі қоян ату (bır oqpen ekı qoän atu, literally “to kill two birds with one shot”)",
"sense": "solve two problems at once"
},
{
"alt": "一石二鳥",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ilseog-ijo",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "일석이조"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "be berdêk dû çoleke bikuje",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "بە بەردێک دوو چۆلەکە بکوژە"
},
{
"code": "la",
"english": "Cicero, Ad Familiares 7.29.2.",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "Duo parietes de eadem fidelia dealbare"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "nošaut divus zaķus ar vienu šāvienu"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "vienu šūviu nušauti du zuikius"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "zwou Mécken op ee Schlag kréien"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "sambil menyelam minum air"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "neg sumaar xojor tuulaj buudax",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "нэг сумаар хоёр туулай буудах"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "slå to fluer i en smekk"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "slå to fluger i ein smekk"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "bâ yek tir do nešân zadan",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "با یک تیر دو نشان زدن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "upiec dwie pieczenie na jednym ogniu"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "matar dois coelhos com uma cajadada só"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "omorî două muște dintr-o lovitură"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "împușca doi iepuri dintr-un foc"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ubítʹ odním výstrelom dvux zájcev",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "уби́ть одни́м вы́стрелом двух за́йцев"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "убити једним ударцем двије мухе"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "ùbiti jèdnīm ùdārcem dvȉje mùhe"
},
{
"code": "si",
"lang": "Sinhalese",
"note": "එක ගලෙන් කුරුල්ලෝ දෙන්නයි (eka galen kurullō dennayi, literally “two birds by one stone”)",
"sense": "solve two problems at once"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "matar dos pájaros de un tiro"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "slå två flugor i en smäll"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "okēdebbaku reṇḍu piṭṭalu",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "ఒకేదెబ్బకు రెండు పిట్టలు"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "ying bpeun nát dieow dâai nók sŏng dtua",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "ยิงปืนนัดเดียวได้นกสองตัว"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "bir taşla iki kuş vurmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"note": "вби́ти двох зайці́в одни́м по́стрілом (vbýty dvox zajcív odným póstrilom, literally “kill two hares in one shot”)",
"sense": "solve two problems at once"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "một công đôi việc"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "một công đôi chuyện"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "nhất cử lưỡng tiện"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "nhất tiễn song điêu"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "một mũi tên trúng hai đích"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "lladd dau aderyn â'r un garreg"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "lladd dau aderyn ag un ergyd"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "lladd dwy frân ag un ergyd"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "shisn tsvey hozn mit eyn shos",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "שיסן צוויי האָזן מיט איין שאָס"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "khapn tsen sorokes bay eyn veydl",
"sense": "solve two problems at once",
"word": "כאַפּן צען סאָראָקעס בײַ איין וויידל"
}
],
"word": "kill two birds with one stone"
}
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