Variants of the saying in different languageshttps://twowithone.com/https://twowithone.com/arabic/https://twowithone.com/arabic/Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/arabic.DdPxpCJ0_ZeXeif.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="A metal figure showing a bird on a wooden base"/> <h1>In arabic we say:</h1> <p> <b>عصفورين بحجر واحد (ʿṣfūrīn bḥǧr wāḥd)</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>Two birds with one stone</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> Ibis on a wooden base</p> <p><b>Author:</b> unkown</p> <p><b>Date:</b> 664–30 B.C.</p> <p><b>Description:</b> Cupreous metal, glass or stone inlay, wood</p> <p><b>Geographical origin:</b> From Egypt</p> <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/552995">Metropolitan Museum</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Public Domain</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/danish/https://twowithone.com/danish/Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/danish.Bt67fI5H_Z1IskSX.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="Two bearded men in black rain coats and rain caps lean against the edge of a wooden fishing boat lying on the beach and look thoughtfully into the distance"/> <h1>In danish we say:</h1> <p> <b>To fluer med et smæk</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>Two flies with one hit</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> Two Fishermen beside a Boat</p> <p><b>Author:</b> Michael Ancher</p> <p><b>Date:</b> 1889</p> <p><b>Description:</b> undefined</p> undefined <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS1360?q=two&page=1&filters=image_hq%3Atrue%7Cpublic_domain%3Atrue%7Ccreator_nationality%3Adanish">SMK</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Public Domain</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/chinese/https://twowithone.com/chinese/Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/chinese.oLb3hcLh_2g9YXC.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="Black and white drawing showing water body, mountains, trees, house"/> <h1>In chinese we say:</h1> <p> <b>一石二鸟 (yī shí èr niǎo)</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>To kill two birds with one stone</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> Visiting a Friend in a Waterside Pavilion</p> <p><b>Author:</b> Manner of Wang E 王諤</p> <p><b>Date:</b> active late 15th century - early 16th century</p> <p><b>Description:</b> undefined</p> <p><b>Geographical origin:</b> China</p> <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://hvrd.art/o/206493">The Hardward Art Museum</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Public Domain</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/dutch/https://twowithone.com/dutch/Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/dutch.D7bylRdF_Zq0WjU.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="still life, asparagus shoot lying on a table, dark background"/> <h1>In dutch we say:</h1> <p> <b>Twee voor de prijs van één</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>Two for the price of one</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> Still Life with Asparagus</p> <p><b>Author:</b> Adriaen Coorte</p> <p><b>Date:</b> 1697</p> <p><b>Description:</b> undefined</p> undefined <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.8161">Rijks Museum</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Public Domain</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/bulgarian/https://twowithone.com/bulgarian/Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/bulgarian.CKiTrS1p_kKGMd.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="Silver baker decorated with birds and animals low relief"/> <h1>In bulgarian we say:</h1> <p> <b>Да убиеш с един куршум два заека (Da ubiesh s edin kurshum dva zaeka)</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>To kill two hares with one shot</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> Beaker with birds and animals</p> <p><b>Author:</b> unkown</p> <p><b>Date:</b> ca. 4th century BCE</p> <p><b>Description:</b> undefined</p> <p><b>Geographical origin:</b> Thrace</p> <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/324029">Metropolitan Museum</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Public Domain</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/english/https://twowithone.com/english/Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/english.Cmj3K8r3_Z1NAQ5r.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="Drawing showing a few insects sitting on a piece of paper inside a pale yellow circle"/> <h1>In english we say:</h1> <p> <b>To kill two birds with one stone</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>To kill two birds with one stone</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> Plate 68: Seven Bees and Flies, Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate LXVIII</p> <p><b>Author:</b> Joris Hoefnagel</p> <p><b>Date:</b> c. 1575/1580</p> <p><b>Description:</b> watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum</p> undefined <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.69734.html">National Gallery of Art</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Public Domain</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/finnish/https://twowithone.com/finnish/Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/finnish.Bx3NuG_q_ZOlB1f.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="Cows in a field with some farm buildings in the background"/> <h1>In finnish we say:</h1> <p> <b>Kaksi kärpästä yhdellä iskulla</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>Two flies with one hit</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> Cows in Turf Smoke, study</p> <p><b>Author:</b> Eero Järnefelt</p> <p><b>Date:</b> 1887</p> <p><b>Description:</b> undefined</p> undefined <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://www.kansallisgalleria.fi/en/object/396890">Finnish National Gallery</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Public Domain</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/german/https://twowithone.com/german/Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/german.CelSzrkh_Z1UaEqs.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="Drawing showing a few insects sitting on a piece of paper inside a pale yellow circle"/> <h1>In german we say:</h1> <p> <b>Zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>To hit two flies with one swatter</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> Plate 68: Seven Bees and Flies, Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate LXVIII</p> <p><b>Author:</b> Joris Hoefnagel</p> <p><b>Date:</b> c. 1575/1580</p> <p><b>Description:</b> watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum</p> undefined <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.69734.html">National Gallery of Art</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Public Domain</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/french/https://twowithone.com/french/Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/french.BdpSRV1S_1DBvwe.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="Medieval painting showing two men preparing to throw stones at a priest kneeling between them"/> <h1>In french we say:</h1> <p> <b>Faire d'une pierre deux coups</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>To make two shots with one stone</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> The Stoning of Saint Stephen in a Historiated Initial 'A' or 'C' from a Gradual</p> <p><b>Author:</b> circle of the Master of Jacques de Besançon or the Master of Morgan 85</p> <p><b>Date:</b> c. 1500</p> <p><b>Description:</b> undefined</p> undefined <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://www.artic.edu/artworks/7579/the-stoning-of-saint-stephen-in-a-historiated-initial-a-or-c-from-a-gradual">Art Institute Chicago</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Public Domain</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/hindi/https://twowithone.com/hindi/Sat, 13 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/hindi.Ct59QJXF_2hTMdL.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="A collage on a brownish paper showing what appears to be a big chicken with two small chicks"/> <h1>In hindi we say:</h1> <p> <b>एक तीर से दो न (ek teer se do nishaane)</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>One arrow, two targets</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> Untitled</p> <p><b>Author:</b> Nandlal Bose</p> <p><b>Date:</b> 1954</p> <p><b>Description:</b> Collage and pen and ink on paper 2.5 x 3.0 in.</p> undefined <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/189116622@N04/50059375622/">THL India</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> By THL India, CC BY-SA 2.0,</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/italian/https://twowithone.com/italian/Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/italian.DrSSDEdQ_Z2iDWg8.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="Black and white griny picture of an elegantly dressed woman feeding pigeons, two men standing a bit further watching her"/> <h1>In italian we say:</h1> <p> <b>Due piccioni con una fava</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>Two pigeons with one broad bean</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> Woman feeds pigeons in St Mark's Square in Venice</p> <p><b>Author:</b> unkown</p> <p><b>Date:</b> ca. 1905 - ca. 1910</p> <p><b>Description:</b> Part of Photo album by a French amateur photographer featuring sights in France, Switzerland and Italy.</p> undefined <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.583185">Rijks Museum</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Public Domain</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/portuguese/https://twowithone.com/portuguese/Sat, 15 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/portuguese.B_YJBYMm_Z1bsMoE.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="Abstract painting showing a blueish rabbit jumping among big green leaves and flowers"/> <h1>In portuguese we say:</h1> <p> <b>Matar dois coelhos de uma cajadada só</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>To kill two rabbits with one strike</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> The Leap of the Rabbit</p> <p><b>Author:</b> Amadeo de Souza Cardoso</p> <p><b>Date:</b> 1911</p> <p><b>Description:</b> Oil on canvas</p> undefined <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://www.artic.edu/artworks/8999/the-leap-of-the-rabbit">The Art Institute of Chicago</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Public Domain</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/polish/https://twowithone.com/polish/Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/polish.D_Ig2Mzg_Z2huSu9.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="A detailed illustration of a rustic kitchen interior. A wood-fired stove, various pottery and cookware. The floor is tiled in pink and blue. The scene is framed by a brown border."/> <h1>In polish we say:</h1> <p> <b>Upiec dwie pieczenie na jednym ogniu</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>To roast two meats in one fire</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> Wnętrze kuchni</p> <p><b>Author:</b> unkown</p> <p><b>Date:</b> second half of XIXth century</p> <p><b>Description:</b> Material: gouache, ink, ribbed paper</p> undefined <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://zbiory.mnk.pl/en/search-result/catalog/155760">Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Public Domain</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/kannada/https://twowithone.com/kannada/Sat, 13 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/kannada.DeAQBmJA_3kvu7.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="A painting showing complex hunting scene with various people and animals fighting each other."/> <h1>In kannada we say:</h1> <p> <b>ಒಂದೇ ಏಟಿಗೆ ಎರಡು ಹಕ್ಕಿ (onde yetige eradu hakki)</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>Two birds with one stone</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> “Royal Hunt,” folio from a Mahabharata</p> <p><b>Author:</b> unkown</p> <p><b>Date:</b> 1800-1850</p> <p><b>Description:</b> Ink and opaque watercolor on paper</p> <p><b>Geographical origin:</b> Western India, Maharashtra, Paithan or northern Karnataka</p> <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/37934">The Met</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Public domain</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/romanian/https://twowithone.com/romanian/Sat, 15 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/romanian.twjQ_jI4_ttdIc.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="Black and white painting (or drawing) of two cats - both laying, one white one of a tobby type"/> <h1>In romanian we say:</h1> <p> <b>A împuşca doi iepuri dintr-un foc</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>To shoot two rabbits with one bullet</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> Pisici</p> <p><b>Author:</b> Nina Arbore</p> <p><b>Date:</b> 1935</p> <p><b>Description:</b> undefined</p> undefined <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/nina-arbore/nina-arbore-pisici-1935">WikiArt</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Gemaingut</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/spanish/https://twowithone.com/spanish/Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/spanish.0ZBevczL_ZsfnBd.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="Monochrone sepia colored drawing showing people in high hats and with masks on their faces hunting birds with long rifles"/> <h1>In spanish we say:</h1> <p> <b>Matar dos pajaros con un tiro</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>To kill two birds with one shot</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> Punchinellos Hunting Waterfowl</p> <p><b>Author:</b> Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo</p> <p><b>Date:</b> c. 1800</p> <p><b>Description:</b> pen and brown ink with brown wash over charcoal on laid paper</p> undefined <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.75809.html">National Gallery of Art</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Public Domain</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/russian/https://twowithone.com/russian/Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/russian.DtmhyQm1_1myIgs.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="Schwarz-Weiß-Zeichnung, die zwei Jack Russel Terrier zeigt, die ein Kaninchen jagen, das gerade in einen Bau springt."/> <h1>In russian we say:</h1> <p> <b>убить двух зайцев одним выстрелом. (ubit' dvukh zaytsev odnim vystrelom)</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>To kill two hares with one shot</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> Two Jack Russell terriers chasing a rabbit into a burrow.</p> <p><b>Author:</b> Harrington Bird</p> <p><b>Date:</b> 1904</p> <p><b>Description:</b> undefined</p> undefined <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://wellcomecollection.org/works/up3a4yx9">Wellcomecollection</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Gemaingut</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/tamil/https://twowithone.com/tamil/Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/tamil.DCkhrlnc_ZsVSw2.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="Colorful Kolam pattern, resembling a flower"/> <h1>In tamil we say:</h1> <p> <b>ಒಂದೇ ಏಟಿಗೆ ಎರಡು ಹಕ್ಕಿ (Orae kallula rendu maanga)</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>One stone two mangos</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> Rangoli,kolam,chennai,Tamil Nadu</p> <p><b>Author:</b> Balaji.B</p> <p><b>Date:</b> 26 January 2009</p> <p><b>Description:</b> Colorful Kolam pattern, resembling a flower.</p> <p><b>Geographical origin:</b> Tamil Nadu, India</p> <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rangoli,kolam,chennai,Tamil_Nadu382.jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/turkish/https://twowithone.com/turkish/Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/turkish.C_PjOAtg_ZaCiSw.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="Red white and yellow flowery ornament of a book cover"/> <h1>In turkish we say:</h1> <p> <b>Bir taşla iki kuş</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>Throw one stone, kill two birds</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)</p> <p><b>Author:</b> unkown</p> <p><b>Date:</b> 1805</p> <p><b>Description:</b> undefined</p> undefined <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/213112">The Harvard Art Museum</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Public Domain</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/vietnamese/https://twowithone.com/vietnamese/Sat, 02 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/vietnamese.BUEicKpo_Z23EFqf.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="A Porcelain bowl with two bird heads"/> <h1>In vietnamese we say:</h1> <p> <b>Một mũi tên trúng hai đích</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>Kill two birds with one arrow</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> Double Ducks Jar</p> <p><b>Author:</b> unkown</p> <p><b>Date:</b> 1400s</p> <p><b>Description:</b> Porcelain with underglaze blue and iron spots; overall: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.357</p> undefined <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1989.357">The Cleveland Museum of Art</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Public domain</p> </section> <article> https://twowithone.com/yoruba/https://twowithone.com/yoruba/Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT <article> <section> <img src="https://twowithone.com/_astro/yoruba.CeVaQ21__Z12UkMI.jpeg" width="800" height="800" alt="A decorative colorful cap displayed on a black metal stand"/> <h1>In yoruba we say:</h1> <p> <b>Fi oko kan pa eye meji</b>, </p> <p>which means literally: <b>Use one stone to kill two birds</b> </p> </section> <section> <h2>Information about the image:</h2> <p><b>Title:</b> Royal Cap (Orikogbofo)</p> <p><b>Author:</b> unkown</p> <p><b>Date:</b> 1925–1950</p> <p><b>Description:</b> Glass, cloth, and string</p> undefined <p><b>Source:</b> <a href="https://www.artic.edu/artworks/229892/royal-cap-orikogbofo">Art Institute Chicago</a></p> <p><b>Copyright:</b> Public Domain</p> </section> <article>