kill two birds in the hand with the one in the bush

English

Etymology

malaphor of the idiom kill two birds with one stone

Malaphor

kill two birds in the hand with the one in the bush

1. (humorous) To get two things done at the same time, in one fell swoop.

She killed two birds in the hand with the one in the bush by getting free lunch from her boyfriend and screwing him over on his tax return.

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