put two and two together

put two and two together
phrasal
: to draw the proper inference from given premises or related circumstances

sharp enough wits to put two and two together — T.B.Costain

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put two and two together
To draw a conclusion from various facts
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Main Entry:put
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put two and two together see under ↑put1
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Main Entry:two

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put two and two together phrase
to guess what is happening or what something means as a result of what you have seen or heard

People saw them talking and put two and two together.

Thesaurus: to guesssynonym
Main entry: two

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draw an obvious conclusion from what is known or evident

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put two and two together
: to make a correct guess based on what you have seen or heard : to figure something out

You weren't home so I put two and two together and went back to your office to find you.

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Main Entry:two

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put ˌtwo and ˌtwo toˈgether idiom
to guess the truth from what you see, hear, etc

He's inclined to

put two and two together and make five (= reaches the wrong conclusion from what he sees, hears, etc.)

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Main entry:twoidiom

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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 …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 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 — understand or figure something out after learning the facts I finally put two and two together and realized that she was his boyfriend …   Idioms and examples

  • put two and two together — to guess the truth about a situation from pieces of information which you know about it. I didn t tell her my husband had left, but she d noticed his car was missing and put two and two together …   New idioms dictionary

  • put two and two together — to guess what is happening or what something means as a result of what you have seen or heard People saw them talking and put two and two together …   English dictionary

  • 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

  • put two and two together and get five — put two and two together and get/make five to guess something wrong about a situation, usually something more exciting than the truth. She thought I was pregnant. I was sick a couple of times and she just put two and two together and made five …   New idioms dictionary

  • put two and two together and make five — put two and two together and get/make five to guess something wrong about a situation, usually something more exciting than the truth. She thought I was pregnant. I was sick a couple of times and she just put two and two together and made five …   New idioms dictionary

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