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two heads are better than one

two heads are better than one proverb: some tasks may be accomplished more easily by two (or more) people working together than by one working alone.

Proverb

two heads are better than one

  1. Some tasks may be accomplished more easily by two (or more) people working together than by one working alone.
    • "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone is an innocent man, Rashleigh," said Miss Vernon, "and he demands an investigation of the charge against him, and I intend to support him in it."
      "You do, my pretty cousin?—I should think, now, Mr. Francis Osbaldistone was likely to be as effectually, and rather more...1818, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 8, in Rob Roy
    • On the principle that two heads are better than one, he resolved to take his companion, Jones, into his confidence and ask him to make a suggestion.1882, Horatio Alger, chapter 23, in Ben's Nugget

two heads are better than one meaning in Thai and Vietnamese

two heads are better than one in Thai

joint thinking pays
สองหัวดีกว่าหัวเดียว

two heads are better than one in Vietnamese

joint thinking pays
tam ngu thành hiền

Questions about two heads are better than one

What does two heads are better than one mean?
Two heads are better than one means some tasks may be accomplished more easily by two (or more) people working together than by one working alone.
What is two heads are better than one in Thai?
Two heads are better than one in Thai is สองหัวดีกว่าหัวเดียว. See Two heads are better than one meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is two heads are better than one?
Two heads are better than one is a proverb.

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