it takes two to tango
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Etymology edit
From the song Takes Two to Tango, written and composed in 1952 by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning.
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Proverb edit
- (idiomatic) Some things need the active cooperation of two parties; blame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict.
- I can't do it by myself, and neither can you – it takes two to tango.
- He started it! Well, it takes two to tango.
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some things need the active cooperation of two parties
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References edit
- Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, →ISBN, p. 174.