Example: She put two and two together and understood the secret.
Definition
"To put two and two together" means to logically combine pieces of information or clues to arrive at a clear understanding or conclusion, as in the phrase: She put two and two together and understood the secret.
The phrase "to put two and two together" likely originates from the straightforward arithmetic process of adding two and two to get four, symbolizing a simple and obvious conclusion. Did you know this expression dates back to the 19th century and reflects the idea of making sense of information in a clear and logical way?
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"To put two and two together" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (C2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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