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put two and two together en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To figure something out; to deduce or discern something.
   • “I say,” said Mr. Farringdon, suddenly putting two and two together, “are you the Miss Vane? The novelist . . . You are! […]” 1935, Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night:
   • He prided himself on his power of observation and the accuracy of the deductions which resulted from it—a detail of his business. "It's nothing more than using one's eyes and putting two and two together," he would modestly declare, when he wished to be deprecatory rather than impressive […] 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
   • We didn't tell our friends that we were dating, but I think they put two and two together.

Forms

Deriveds

put two and two together and make five

Relateds

connect the dots

Translations (17)

fi älytä (figure out) · no leggje to og to saman (figure out) · hu nem most jött a hathúszassal (figure out) · sv lägga ihop två och två (figure out) · fr faire le rapprochement (figure out) · hu nem most lépett le a falvédőről (figure out) · el τα βάζω κάτω (figure out) · de eins und eins zusammenzählen (figure out) · pl dodawać dwa do dwóch (figure out) · fi hoksata (figure out) · pt juntar dois mais dois (figure out) · nb legge to og to sammen (figure out) · pl dodać dwa do dwóch (figure out) · cy rhoi dau a dau ynghyd (figure out) · hu átlát a szitán (figure out) · fr raccrocher les wagons (figure out) · fr faire le lien (figure out)