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two's company, three's a crowd

two's company, three's a crowd proverb: one companion is preferable to two.

Proverb

two's company, three's a crowd

  1. One companion is preferable to two.

Synonyms of two's company, three's a crowd

Forms of two's company, three's a crowd

alternative formthree's a crowd

Questions about two's company, three's a crowd

What does two's company, three's a crowd mean?
Two's company, three's a crowd means one companion is preferable to two.
What part of speech is two's company, three's a crowd?
Two's company, three's a crowd is a proverb.

Words near two's company, three's a crowd in the dictionary

  1. two week millionaire
  2. two week millionaires
  3. two wrongs don't make a right
  4. two wrongs make a right
  5. two's company and three is none
  6. two's company, three's a crowd
  7. two's company, three's trumpery
  8. two's complement
  9. two's complements
  10. two, six, heave
  11. two-a-day

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