American Idioms and Expressions

It Takes Two To Tango Idiom

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it takes two to tango
What does it takes two to tango mean?
if a problem or an argument involve two people then both people are responsible for the problemIt takes two to tango and my friend should not blame me for all of our problems.
it takes two to tango
What does it takes two to tango mean?
if a problem or an argument involve two people then both people are responsible for the problem It takes two to tango and my friend should not blame me for all of our problems.


Some Random Idioms
top dog
What does "top dog" mean?
the most important person in an organization My uncle is the top dog in his company.

burst at the seams
What does "burst at the seams" mean?
to be too full or too crowded The train station was bursting at the seams as everyone waited to go on their holidays.

red-eye
What does "red-eye" mean?
an airplane flight that leaves late at night and arrives early in the morningWe caught the red-eye flight last night and we are very tired today.
have a frog in one's throat
What does "have a frog in one's throat" mean?
to have soreness in your throat that prevents you from talking well I had a frog in my throat this morning before I left my house.

fresh
What does "fresh" mean?
stylish; new; appealing
see a man about a dog
What does "see a man about a dog" mean?
to leave for some unmentioned purpose (often to go to the washroom) I left our table in the restaurant to go and see a man about a dog.

fair to middling
What does "fair to middling" mean?
a little better than acceptable, so-so I was feeling fair to middling when my friend asked me how I was.

boneheaded
What does "boneheaded" mean?
dumb, stubborn. That was a boneheaded move. It will never work.
Take the fall
What does "Take the fall" mean?
If you tall the fall, you accept the blame and possibly the punishment for another's wrongdoing, with the implication that the true culprit, for political or other reasons, cannot be exposed as guilty (accompanied by a public suspicion that a reward of some sort may follow).
face-off
What does "face-off" mean?
confrontation (from sports)

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