Phrase guide

put two and two together

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To figure something out; to deduce or discern something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • We didn't tell our friends that we were dating, but I think they put two and two together.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: älytä — figure out
  • Finnish: hoksata — figure out
  • French: faire le rapprochement — figure out
  • French: faire le lien — figure out
  • French: raccrocher les wagons — figure out
  • German: eins und eins zusammenzählen — figure out
  • Greek: τα βάζω κάτω (ta vázo káto) — figure out
  • Hungarian: nem most jött a hathúszassal — figure out
  • Hungarian: nem most lépett le a falvédőről — figure out
  • Hungarian: átlát a szitán — figure out
  • Norwegian Bokmål: legge to og to sammen — figure out
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leggje to og to saman — figure out
  • Polish: dodawać dwa do dwóch — figure out
  • Polish: dodać dwa do dwóch — figure out
  • Portuguese: juntar dois mais dois — figure out
  • Swedish: lägga ihop två och två — figure out
  • Welsh: rhoi dau a dau ynghyd — figure out