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  1. it takes two to tangoproverb

    Some things need the active cooperation of two parties; blame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict.

  2. Etymology: From the song Takes Two to Tango, written and composed in 1952 by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning.

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  1. It takes two to tango

    It takes two to tango is a common idiomatic expression which suggests something in which more than one person or other entity are paired in an inextricably-related and active manner, occasionally with negative connotations.The tango is a dance which requires two partners moving in relation to each other, sometimes in tandem, sometimes in opposition. The meaning of this expression has been extended to include any situation in which the two partners are by definition understood to be essential—as in, a marriage with only one partner ceases to be a marriage.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of it takes two to tango in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of it takes two to tango in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of it takes two to tango in a Sentence

  1. Steny Hoyer:

    It takes two to tango.

  2. Ken Blackwell:

    In Washington it takes two to tango, not only the Executive Branch but it takes the Legislative Branch getting in sync with one another.

  3. Tina Smith:

    There is so much talk in Washington right now about bipartisanship, but on issues like this -- it takes two to tango. You can't have bipartisanship if you don't have two parties that are willing to put the national interest above their own party interests.

  4. Antony Blinken:

    It takes two to tango, and if... our Russian friends are prepared to implement their commitments under Minsk and our Ukrainian friends are as well, we will fully support that, and that is the best way to avert a renewed crisis in Ukraine.

  5. Jonathan Hill:

    I hope that we can make some progress on that in the near future, but precisely the timing of when that pans out and what happens when, I cannot yet say, because it takes two to tango, so we sent some suggestions to the CFTC and we need to see how to move that forward.


Translations for it takes two to tango

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  • se necesitan dos para bailar un tangoSpanish
  • это для танго нуRussian

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