a quattro mani

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “four-handed”.

Adjective

a quattro mani (invariable)

1. (literally) fourhanded (requiring or using four hands)

   suonare il pianoforte a quattro mani ― to play the piano four hands

2. (figuratively, idiomatic) collaborative, joint (work involving two people)

   un libro a quattro mani ― a coauthored book (literally, “a fourhanded book”)

See also

• a quattr'occhi

Further reading

• a quattro mani (musica) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it