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two brain cells to rub together

two brain cells to rub together noun: a modicum of intelligence.

Noun

two brain cells to rub together pl (plural only)

  1. (informal, plural, plural-only) A modicum of intelligence.
    • Anyone with two brain cells to rub together can come up with an idea for a better system. The problem is actually implementing it.

Questions about two brain cells to rub together

What does two brain cells to rub together mean?
Two brain cells to rub together means a modicum of intelligence.
What part of speech is two brain cells to rub together?
Two brain cells to rub together is a noun.

Words near two brain cells to rub together in the dictionary

  1. two birds—one stone
  2. two bits
  3. two bob
  4. two bob each way
  5. Two Borders
  6. two brain cells to rub together
  7. two by four
  8. two by fours
  9. two by two
  10. two can play at that game
  11. two can play at this game

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