feed two birds with one scone

Variant of kill two birds with one stone. Popularized by PETA in 2018.

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feed two birds with one scone (third-person singular simple present feeds two birds with one scone, present participle feeding two birds with one scone, simple past and past participle fed two birds with one scone)

1. (idiomatic) To achieve two things at once.
   • 2004, Swami Beyondananda, Swami for Precedent, page 91:

     So, what can we do to feed two (or more) birds with one scone and create ... a happy income and a happy outcome?

   • 2016, Mark Reinfeld, Healing the Vegan Way, page xviii:

     To remove any dreaded exercise stigma, finding forms of exercise that are fun is a way to feed two birds with one scone.

   • 2020, CBC Music, CBC‎, archived from the original on 2023-02-02:

     Ghosts and campfires go hand in hand, so why not feed two birds with one scone?

   • 2022, Helena Hunting, Starry-Eyed Love:

     "Estates are often owned by influential people. I thought it was a great way to feed two birds with one scone[," said Jackson.]
     "Don't you mean "kill two birds with one stone?..."
     "My phrasing is less violent...."

• kill two birds with one stone

• at one blast
• one fell swoop
• while one is at it