feed two birds with one scone

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Meaning: (idiomatic)Synonym ofkill two birds with one stone.2004, Swami Beyondananda,Swami for Precedent, page91:So, what can we do tofeed two (or more) birds with one sconeand create ... a happy income and a happy outcome?2016, Mark Reinfeld,Healing the Vegan Way, page xviii:To remove any dreaded exercise stigma, finding forms of exercise that are fun is a way tofeed two birds with one scone.2020, CBC Music,CBC‎[1], archived fromthe originalon2 February 2023:Ghosts and campfires go hand in hand, so why notfeed two birds with one scone?2021,Evanna Lynch,The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up; A Memoir, New York, N.Y.:Ballantine Books,→ISBN:Doorknobs send palpable shivers of fear through her body, and she has a habit of circling the lounge and nudging household objects with her long sleeves into neat lines, burning extra caloriesandfixing everything at right angles to each other in one go:two birds, one scone!2022, Helena Hunting,Starry-Eyed Love:"Estates are often owned by influential people. I thought it was a great way tofeed two birds with one scone[," said Jackson.]"Don't you mean "kill two birds with one stone?...""My phrasing is less violent...."

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