Kill two birds with one stone
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 8Meaning
To achieve two things by doing a single action
हिंदी अर्थ
एक पंथ दो काज
Example sentences
Reading aloud killed two birds with one stone.
To kill two birds with one stone is efficient and rare.
Daily use: Ek pant do kaaj ho gaya.
इन Exams में पूछा गयाAsked in
SSC CGL Pre 2020
Memory trick · Prashant Sir
सोचिए, एक ही पत्थर फेंका और दो पक्षी गिर गए। एक action, दो results। यही हिंदी में 'एक तीर से दो निशाने' है।
Picture one stone thrown with care that brings down two birds at once. One action, two results. That is exactly the Hindi 'ek teer se do nishaane' (two targets with one arrow).
Exam note
Answer 'एक ही action से दो aims पूरे करना' है; दो अलग काम एक के बाद एक करना वाला option distractor होता है।
The answer is 'to achieve two aims with a single action'; a common distractor describes doing two separate jobs one after another.