| 单词 | it takes two to tango |
| 释义 | > as lemmasit takes two to tango b. figurative. Frequently in proverbial phrase it takes two to tango. ΚΠ 1952 Hoffman & Manning Takes Two to Tango (song) 2 There are lots of things you can do alone! But, takes two to tango. 1965 Listener 24 June 923/2 The President would like to know whom to negotiate with... On this score, the President has a firm, and melancholy, conviction: it takes two to tango. 1970 B. Conacher Hockey in Canada (1972) x. 116 Despite all the problems I had had with Imlach, and believe it or not I realize it takes two to tango, I wouldn't have missed playing in the best league in the world. 1973 Houston Chron. 14 Oct. (Texas Mag.) 2/1 An upcoming film of such explicit sexuality it'll have to tango with the new pornography rulings. 1977 Time 31 Oct. 48/1 Ellis Rabb can tango with words and he is a sly devil at milking an audience dry of laughter. 1979 Guardian 4 Apr. 12/3 It takes two to tango... Mrs Thatcher has turned Mr Callaghan down. < as lemmas |
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