一箭双雕

Meaning: To achieve two things with a single act.

Language: Chinese

Literally: One arrow, two hawks

Category: Animals

Origin: From a tale of the Northern Zhou general Zhangsun Sheng, who downed two circling eagles with one arrow.

More idioms — Animals

• Att ha en räv bakom örat — To be cunning and sly.
• Mieć węża w kieszeni — To be very stingy.
• تمخض الجبل فولد فأرا — A huge fuss producing a tiny result.
• مرغ همسایه غاز است — The grass is always greener next door.
• A umbla cu cioara vopsită — To try to deceive people with falsehoods.
• Ići niz dlaku — To go smoothly and agreeably.

More Chinese idioms

• 班门弄斧 — To display feeble skill before a true master.
• 名落孙山 — To fail an examination.
• 雪上加霜 — To make a bad situation even worse.
• 对牛弹琴 — Reasoning with someone who cannot understand.
• 画蛇添足 — To ruin something by adding unnecessary extras.
• 鸡同鸭讲 — Complete miscommunication; talking past each other.

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