put two and two together

put two and two together
put two and two together
to figure something out from the information available. •

Well, I put two and two together and came up with an idea of who did it.

Don't worry. John won't figure it out. He can't put two and two together.

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{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 permit only one decision./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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