takes two to tango



(It) takes two to tango.

Prov. Some things cannot happen by one person acting alone. Alan: You're always arguing! Stop arguing all the time. Jane: I can't argue all by myself. It takes two to tango. Fred: Did you hear? Janice got herself pregnant. Jill: Well, she didn't do it all by herself. Takes two to tango, you know.
See also: take, tango, two

takes two to tango

phr. requires two people to do certain things. There’s no such thing as a one-sided argument. It takes two to tango.
See also: take, tango, two

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fioralba-Italian
Mirica-Croatian
PrimoŽ-Slovene
Mitra (1)-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
ÚRsulaOOR-soo-lə (Portuguese), OOR-soo-lah (Spanish)Portuguese, Spanish
AidanAY-dənIrish, Scottish, English (Modern)