put two and two together

put two and two together
Put two and two together
If someone puts two and two together, they reach a correct conclusion from the evidence.

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  • put two and two together — {v. phr.} To make decisions based on available proofs; reason from the known facts; conclude; decide. * /He had put two and two together and decided where they had probably gone./ * /It was just a mater of putting two and two together: the facts… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • put two and two together — {v. phr.} To make decisions based on available proofs; reason from the known facts; conclude; decide. * /He had put two and two together and decided where they had probably gone./ * /It was just a mater of putting two and two together: the facts… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • put two and two together —    If someone puts two and two together, they reach a correct conclusion from the evidence.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    To put two and two together means to reach the right conclusion based on the information you have.     When she… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • put\ two\ and\ two\ together — v. phr. To make decisions based on available proofs; reason from the known facts; conclude; decide. He had put two and two together and decided where they had probably gone. It was just a mater of putting two and two together: the facts seemed to …   Словарь американских идиом

  • put two and two together — verb To figure out; to deduce or discern. We didnt tell our friends that we were dating, but I think they put two and two together …   Wiktionary

  • To put this and that — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • put two and two together — understand an underlying meaning, comprehend the implied meaning …   English contemporary dictionary

  • know how to put two and two together — Whoever invented binary logic knew how to put two and two together …   English expressions

  • put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • two and two — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • together — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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