The opposite of killing two birds with one stone. When it takes you multiple tries or actions to complete a single objective.
I Had Two Vacuum The Stairs So I Tried doing It The Fast Way But I ended Up Having To Do It Again Because I Missed A Few Spots, It Took Me Two Stones To Kill A Bird.
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It is used to describe an instance in which something, unexpectedly, goes very well for an individual. It is from the Scottish Highland tradition of finding two stones in the ideal location from which to defecate. In the 1297 at Stirling Bridge, William Wallace, prior to his battle with the English, found two ideally aligned stones to sit on for clearing his bowels. He attributed the victory to those two stones. It has been used in Scottish lore and colloquialisms, to described unexpected good fortune.
He won at the casino, but it was bigger than expected. It was like shitting between two stones.
Phrase uttered by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam at a press conference. Pretty much sums up how illogical her policies and decision making can get.
With these quarantine restrictions Hong Kong will never reopen borders with the outside world or economically recover, killing two stones with one bird.
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The term is similar to the phrase "Killing Two Birds With One Stone" but instead of simply meaning accomplishment of multiple tasks with one action, it's the accomplishment of multiple IMPOSSIBLE or DIFFICULT tasks.
The phrase was commonly found used in Chuck Norris Jokes.
Bob: I was hungry today so I baked a large pizza. That way I was able to feed myself and my friends.
Joe: Talk about killing two birds with one stone.
Leroy: That's nothing. I started a campaign for pizza for the hungry and now I'm getting a free trip to Italy to expand my campaign AND I'm ending world hunger at the same time.
Joe: Now you're just killing two stones with one bird.
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Ultimate payback (for birds), being killed, by these hard pests.
Bird 1: Look at those stones, down there; they are responsible, for so many, of us being killed!
Bird 2: Yeah!... Let's reverse the odds, and Kill Two Stones, With One Bird!
Bird 1: Good Idea, but, who will go first?...
Bird 2: He will!...
Big Bird: This, definition, was brought to you, by the letter 'K' Kill Two Buirds, With One Stone
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Refers to someone (usually a man) who, a lot like the most interesting man in the world from the XX commercials, purports to be able to have grandiose powers and do things that one else can. Can be both positive or negative depending on how the phrase is used. In the positive, it is a compliment to someone's ability; in the negative it is a tongue in cheek statement, that's really meant to slight someone as not being capable of anything like he purports himself to be capable of.
Positive example: Ya, that guy is a real a bulldog. Some people may be able to kill two birds with one stone- but this guy kills all birds with two stones. The ones in his pants.
Negative example: Ya that lawyer doing the commercials on TV, I wouldn't believe shit he says. I mean, he doesn't just kill two birds with one stone. He's killing all birds with two stones. The ones in his pants.
To waste vast amounts of time and effort on multiple ways of trying to accomplish something you'll never be able to pull off.
Doug: Dude, Mike thinks he can totally get this chick in bed but I doubt she'd even hold his hand.
Trevor: Yeah, I heard she turned him down when he asked her out on a date, and when he slipped roofies into her drink at the party last night she never picked it back up anyway.
Doug: Talk about killing two stones with one bird.
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