B1🐺 Animals
Prendere due piccioni con una fava
To kill two birds with one stone
Literal Translation
"To catch two pigeons with one fava bean"
What it means
To kill two birds with one stone
Example in context
"Vado in centro a fare la spesa e passo anche in banca: prendo due piccioni con una fava."
"I'm going downtown to grocery shop and I'll also stop by the bank — killing two birds with one stone."
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