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rolling stone gathers no moss

[rolling stone gathers no moss] A person who changes jobs or where he lives often will not be able to save money or things of his own. - A proverb. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

kill two birds with one stone

[kill two birds with one stone] {v. phr.} To succeed in doing two things by only one action; get two results from one effort. * /Mother stopped at the supermarket […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cast the first stone

[cast the first stone] {v. phr.}, {literary} To be the first to blame someone, lead accusers against a wrongdoer. * /Jesus said that a person who was without sin could […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

stone's throw

[stone's throw] or [within a stone's throw] {adv. phr.} Within a very short distance. * /They live across the street from us, just within a stone's throw./ See: [HOP, SKIP […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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