What does “Prendere due piccioni con una fava” mean?
Prendere due piccioni con una fava
Word for word
To catch two pigeons with one broad bean
What it really means
To solve two things at once with a single effort. Used when the same trip, meeting or favor serves two purposes.
How we say it in English
To kill two birds with one stone
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Break a leg — and, like "break a leg", you never answer with "thank you"
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To be so hungry you could eat a horse
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A thankless task — or, closer to the tone, a real headache
Campa cavallo che l'erba cresce
Don't hold your breath
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To beat around the bush
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To bark up the wrong tree — or to get the wrong end of the stick