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putting two and two together and making five

putting two and two together and making five is the present participle and gerund of put two and two together and make five.

Meaning of put two and two together and make five

Verb

put two and two together and make five (third-person singular simple present puts two and two together and makes five, present participle putting two and two together and making five, simple past and past participle put two and two together and made five)

  1. To come to the wrong conclusion; to make a false inference.

Questions about putting two and two together and making five

What is putting two and two together and making five the present participle and gerund of?
Putting two and two together and making five is the present participle and gerund of put two and two together and make five.

Words near putting two and two together and making five in the dictionary

  1. putting to words
  2. putting to work
  3. putting together
  4. putting two and two together
  5. putting two and two together and coming up with five
  6. putting two and two together and making five
  7. putting under
  8. putting up
  9. putting up a fight
  10. putting up a show
  11. putting up on

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