it takes two to make a quarrel

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Proverb

it takes two to make a quarrel

1. (ethics, idiomatic) It takes two or more people to cause a quarrel; one cannot blame an argument entirely on the other side.

See also

• it takes two to tango
• two heads are better than one
• two's company, three's a crowd
• one volunteer is equal to two pressed men