it takes two to tango en · X
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From the song Takes Two to Tango, written and composed in 1952 by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) Some things need the active cooperation of two parties; blame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict.
He started it! Well, it takes two to tango.
I can't do it by myself, and neither can you – it takes two to tango.
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Translations (16)
hu kettőn áll a vásár (some things need the active cooperation of two parties) · arz ايد لوحدها ماتسقفش (some things need the active cooperation of two parties) · ru для та́нго нужны́ дво́е (some things need the active cooperation of two parties) · pt não se faz nada sozinho (some things need the active cooperation of two parties) · fr il faut être deux pour danser le tango (some things need the active cooperation of two parties) · fi kukaan ei tappele yksinään (some things need the active cooperation of two parties) · cmn 一個巴掌拍不響 /一个巴掌拍不响 (some things need the active cooperation of two parties) · ar انها رقصَة التانغو تتطلب شخصين (some things need the active cooperation of two parties) · sv det är inte ens fel om två träter (some things need the active cooperation of two parties) · ja 喧嘩両成敗 (some things need the active cooperation of two parties) · fi kukaan ei riitele yksinään (some things need the active cooperation of two parties) · fi tanssiin tarvitaan aina kaksi (some things need the active cooperation of two parties) · da der skal to til tango (some things need the active cooperation of two parties) · es dos no discuten si uno no quiere (some things need the active cooperation of two parties) · pl do tanga trzeba dwojga (some things need the active cooperation of two parties) · no det trengs 2 til tango (some things need the active cooperation of two parties)