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it takes two to tango

it takes two to tango proverb: some things need the active cooperation of two parties; blame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict.

Proverb

it takes two to tango

  1. (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.

it takes two to tango meaning in Tamil and Arabic

it takes two to tango in Tamil

இரண்டும் இணைந்தால்தானே ஓசை எழும்பும்

it takes two to tango in Arabic

some things need the active cooperation of two parties
انها رقصَة التانغو تتطلب شخصين

Origin of it takes two to tango

From the song Takes Two to Tango, written and composed in 1952 by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning.

Words formed from it takes two to tango

Questions about it takes two to tango

What does it takes two to tango mean?
It takes two to tango means some things need the active cooperation of two parties; blame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict.
What is it takes two to tango in Tamil?
It takes two to tango in Tamil is இரண்டும் இணைந்தால்தானே ஓசை எழும்பும். See It takes two to tango meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is it takes two to tango?
It takes two to tango is a proverb.

Words near it takes two to tango in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: it takes two to tango (page history and authors); it takes two to tango (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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