Prendere due piccioni con una fava

Meaning: To achieve two goals with a single effort.

Language: Italian

Literally: To catch two pigeons with one fava bean

Category: Animals

Origin: From old bird-trapping practice, where a single bean as bait could lure more than one pigeon into the snare at once.

Equivalents in other languages

Korean: 꿩 먹고 알 먹고 (Kkwong meokgo al meokgo) — literally: Eating the pheasant and its egg too
French: Faire d'une pierre deux coups — literally: To make two blows with one stone
Indonesian: Sambil menyelam minum air — literally: While diving, drink water
Chinese: 一箭双雕 (Yī jiàn shuāng diāo) — literally: One arrow, two hawks
English: kill two birds with one stone

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