Some things need the active cooperation of two parties; blame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict.
Etymology:
- From the song Takes Two to Tango, written and composed in 1952 by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning.
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Submitted on September 01, 2009
Additional definitions for 'it takes two to tango':
| It Takes Two to Tango | Needing two people to accomplish something |
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k tangu jsou potřeba dva
es gehören immer zwei dazu
se necesitan dos para bailar un tango
do tanga trzeba dwojga
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Nearby phrases
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for two pinsno matter how flat you make a pancake, …in two mindslike a duck takes to waterlesser of two evilshit two targets with one arrowLike Two Peas in a PodGoody Two-Shoesno two ways about itit takes all kinds to make a worldKill Two Birds with One Stoneone can't hold two watermelons in one h…one step forward, two steps backfall between two stools
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