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it takes two to make a quarrel

it takes two to make a quarrel proverb: it takes two or more people to cause a quarrel; one cannot blame an argument entirely on the other side.

Proverb

it takes two to make a quarrel

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

Questions about it takes two to make a quarrel

What does it takes two to make a quarrel mean?
It takes two to make a quarrel means it takes two or more people to cause a quarrel; one cannot blame an argument entirely on the other side.
What part of speech is it takes two to make a quarrel?
It takes two to make a quarrel is a proverb.

Words near it takes two to make a quarrel in the dictionary

  1. it takes all kinds
  2. it takes all kinds to make a world
  3. it takes all sorts
  4. it takes all sorts to make a world
  5. it takes one to know one
  6. it takes two to make a quarrel
  7. it takes two to quarrel
  8. it takes two to tangle
  9. it takes two to tango
  10. it took Nixon to go to China
  11. it was a joke, Joyce

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