VOCABULARY
一石二鳥
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killing two birds with one stone
achieving two things with one effort
idiom
noun
Example sentences
自転車通勤は運動にもなって一石二鳥だ。
Commuting by bike is also exercise, so it's killing two birds with one stone.
この方法なら時間も節約できて一石二鳥です。
This method also saves time, so it's killing two birds with one stone.
掃除しながら音楽を聴くのは一石二鳥だね。
Listening to music while cleaning is killing two birds with one stone.
旅行と仕事を兼ねれば一石二鳥になる。
Combining travel with work means achieving two things with one effort.
Practice exercises
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これは一石二鳥の方法だ。
This is a two-birds-with-one-stone method.
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一石二鳥
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通勤途中にジムへ寄れば、運動もできて一石二鳥だ。
If I stop by the gym on the way to work, I can exercise too, so it's killing two birds with one stone.
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一石二鳥
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自宅で仕事をしながら子育てもできるのは、まさに一石二鳥の働き方だ。
Being able to work from home and raise children at the same time is truly a killing-two-birds-with-one-stone way of working.
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一石二鳥
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旅行でボランティアに参加すれば、文化も学べて貢献もできる一石二鳥の機会になる。
Joining volunteer work on a trip becomes a two-birds-with-one-stone opportunity, letting you learn about the culture and contribute too.
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一石二鳥
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環境保護と経済成長を同時に達成する政策は、まさに一石二鳥の理念を体現している。
A policy that simultaneously achieves environmental protection and economic growth truly embodies the principle of killing two birds with one stone.
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一石二鳥