killing birds

[upthera44.livejournal.com]

What is the best Russian equivalent to "kill two birds with one stone"? Одним ударом убить двух зайцев?
The American version is used all the time-- is this a similarly popular phrase in Russian or is it more rare?

Comments

[mpgriboff.livejournal.com]

убить двух зайцев одним выстрелом

[mpgriboff.livejournal.com]

actually, mostly it's used just as "убить двух зайцев" without any bloody detais))

[no-access.livejournal.com]

+1. The widely known saying is "За двумя зайцами погонишься, ни одного не поймаешь", and "убить двух зайцев" is used without any details. for example, "таким образом, он убил сразу двух зайцев: и контракт заключил, и по счетам расплатился"

[agorbylev.livejournal.com]

Yes, this phrase is popular.

[liley.livejournal.com]

we have also Семерых - одним ударом

[lyovchik.livejournal.com]

Never heard that.

[liley.livejournal.com]

use Google then