it takes two to tangle en · X
Etymology
Reconstruction of it takes two to tango, with tangle.
Meanings
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Blame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict.
Fee-fi-fo-fum It takes two to tangle and one to have won
1985, J. G. Thirlwell, “Anything (Viva!)”, in Nail, performed by Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel:
Translations (3)
fi riitaan tarvitaan aina kaksi (blame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict) · pt quando um não quer, dois não brigam (blame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict) · fi ei yhden syy kuin kaksi tappelee (blame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict)