put two and two together

put two and two together
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    In spite of all his... subtle efforts to put two and two together, he had not been able to make anything of it (Th. Dreiser). 'You know what it's all about, George?...' 'Enough to put two an' two together. You're in trouble an' somebody's in worse' (S. Chaplin)

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  • put two and two together — {v. phr.} To make decisions based on available proofs; reason from the known facts; conclude; decide. * /He had put two and two together and decided where they had probably gone./ * /It was just a mater of putting two and two together: the facts… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • put two and two together — {v. phr.} To make decisions based on available proofs; reason from the known facts; conclude; decide. * /He had put two and two together and decided where they had probably gone./ * /It was just a mater of putting two and two together: the facts… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • put two and two together — If someone puts two and two together, they reach a correct conclusion from the evidence …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • put two and two together — ► put two and two together draw an obvious conclusion from what is known or evident. Main Entry: ↑two …   English terms dictionary

  • put two and two together —    If someone puts two and two together, they reach a correct conclusion from the evidence.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    To put two and two together means to reach the right conclusion based on the information you have.     When she… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • put\ two\ and\ two\ together — v. phr. To make decisions based on available proofs; reason from the known facts; conclude; decide. He had put two and two together and decided where they had probably gone. It was just a mater of putting two and two together: the facts seemed to …   Словарь американских идиом

  • put two and two together — understand or figure something out after learning the facts I finally put two and two together and realized that she was his boyfriend …   Idioms and examples

  • put two and two together — to guess the truth about a situation from pieces of information which you know about it. I didn t tell her my husband had left, but she d noticed his car was missing and put two and two together …   New idioms dictionary

  • put two and two together — to guess what is happening or what something means as a result of what you have seen or heard People saw them talking and put two and two together …   English dictionary

  • put two and two together — verb To figure out; to deduce or discern. We didnt tell our friends that we were dating, but I think they put two and two together …   Wiktionary

  • put two and two together and get five — put two and two together and get/make five to guess something wrong about a situation, usually something more exciting than the truth. She thought I was pregnant. I was sick a couple of times and she just put two and two together and made five …   New idioms dictionary


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