Although the issue at hand remains quite controversial to date, I believe that for now it is safe to conclude that we can catch two birds one stones.
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Although the issue at hand remains quite controversial to date, I believe that for now it is safe to conclude that we can catch two birds one stones.
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Originally Posted by haha27
Also, you have another idiom kill two birds with one stone - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
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Originally Posted by Odessa Dawn
catch two birds with one stone is not a common phrase.
There are some redundancies. If you say "remains," then it's already implying "to date."Quote:
Originally Posted by haha27
So many little phrases like "at hand" "to date" and "for now" make the sentence awkward.
Although the issue remains controversial, for now, I believe we can safely say that we can kill two birds with one stone.
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Originally Posted by Chicken Sandwich
Thank you,Chicken Sandwich, making sure that when write I must listen. Regarding "to catch two birds with one stone," it has been taken from "Ynet."
"The Finance Ministry is attempting to catch two birds with one stone – to fund the renovation ahead of the visit and to prevent future appeals by the municipalities," he said. "Meanwhile the police budget for the visit's security has been abandoned."
More: First gov't conflict centers on papal visit - Israel News, Ynetnews
Here Ynet have misused an English idiom.Quote:
Originally Posted by Odessa Dawn
Thank you, bhaisahab. Will you tell me why did you choose have instead of has, please?Quote:
Originally Posted by bhaisahab
He's thinking of Ynet as a "they."Quote:
Originally Posted by Odessa Dawn