Talk:it takes two to tango

Latest comment: 11 years ago by Mglovesfun

I know this proverb as an insult, in the way extreme right-wing Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn uttered the following sentence: "...I want to live together with the Muslim people, but it takes two to tango." The meaning is that some other party is not willing to cooperate. Unfortunately, I do not know any other sources for this usage. Does anyone know any sources? Is an utterance by a public figure sufficient as source? 77.249.127.13 11:16, 29 January 2013 (UTC)Reply

It's not really different from our current definition, just the same definition with context. It's implied from the context that the other party is unwilling to cooperate, but that's part of the context, not the definition of it takes two to tango. Mglovesfun (talk) 11:47, 29 January 2013 (UTC)Reply
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