To kill two birds with one stone
Drawing showing a few insects sitting on a piece of paper inside a pale yellow circle

in English we say:

To kill two birds with one stone

which means literally:

To kill two birds with one stone

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Apparently coined by Dr. John Bramhall, Bishop of Derry, in a 1646 letter to Thomas Hobbes, later published in 1656.

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Information about the image

Title
Plate 68: Seven Bees and Flies, Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate LXVIII
Author
Joris Hoefnagel
Date
c. 1575/1580
Description
watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum
Copyright
Public Domain
Source
National Gallery of Art

Published on: Feb 27, 2024

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