Learn English – Can we use the expression “1 shot kills 2 birds” to express the idea that you do 1 thing but it can have many benefits

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Ok, sometime in life you do 1 thing but that action can give 2 or more benefits.

For example, before owning a car you have to wake up early everyday and have a 10 minutes walking to the station to wait for the train. Now, you've bought a car and you said.

Buying this car is like "1 shot kills 2 birds" because I don't need to
wake up early and I don't need to spend 10 minutes walking to the
station and don't need to wait for the train.

so, Can we use the expression "1 shot kills 2 birds" to express the idea that you do 1 thing but it can have many benefits?

If it has 2 benefits then I'll say "1 shot kills 2 birds" but

If it has 3 or more benefits then do I have to say "1 shot kills 3 or many birds" or just "1 shot kills 2 birds"?

also, Is there any other similar expression?

Best Answer

The commonly-used idiom is to "kill two birds with one stone".

to succeed in achieving two things in a single action: I killed two birds with one stone and picked the kids up on the way to the train station.

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