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일석이조 meaning and pronunciation

ilseokijo · killing two birds with one stone

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 72813
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 일써기조Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    돌 한 개를 던져 새 두 마리를 잡는다는 뜻으로, 동시에 두 가지 이익을 얻음.

    English: killing two birds with one stone — An act of accomplishing two things with a single action.

    Examples

    • 일석이조의 기회.
    • 일석이조의 성과.
    • 일석이조의 효과.
    • 일석이조를 거두다.
    • 일석이조를 노리다.
    • 지수는 좋아하는 팝송을 들으며 영어를 공부하는 일석이조의 방법을 선택했다.
Origin
一石二鳥
Categories
언어

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