Sue: I think Mimi ought to apologize for arguing with me. Mother: It takes two to make a quarrel, dear. Maybe you ought to apologize to her.
•Jill: Why are you always so quarrelsome? Jane: Hey, it's not just my fault. It takes two to make a quarrel.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
it takes two to make a quarrel — 1706 J. STEVENS Spanish & English Dict. s.v. Barajar, When one will not, two do not Quarrel. 1732 T. FULLER Gnomologia no. 4942 There must be two at least to a Quarrel. 1859 H. KINGSLEY Geoffrey Hamlyn II. xiii. It takes two to make a quarrel,… … Proverbs new dictionary
it takes two to tango — Probably based on earlier sayings of the it takes two to..form (see it takes two to make a quarrel, it takes two to make a bargain). Sung by Pearl Bailey, the Hoffman and Manning song (quot. 1952) was a worldwide hit, giving this saying instant… … Proverbs new dictionary
two — see two blacks don’t make a white while two dogs are fighting for a bone, a third runs away with it two heads are better than one two is company, but three is none two of a trade never agree if two ride on a … Proverbs new dictionary
quarrel — noun see it takes two to make a quarrel the quarrel of lovers is the renewal of love verb see a bad workman blames his tools … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
The Quarrel — Infobox Film name = The Quarrel image size = 240px caption = director = Eli Cohen producer = writer = Chaim Grade, David Brandes and Joseph Telushkin narrator = starring = music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = 1991 runtime … Wikipedia
take — see take the goods the gods provide it takes all sorts to make a world you can take the boy out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the boy give a thing, and take a thing, to wear the devil’s gold ring give and take is fair play … Proverbs new dictionary
contention — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of contending Nouns 1. (act of contending) contention, strife, contest, contestation, altercation, infighting; struggle; belligerency, pugnacity, combativeness (see irascibility); competition,… … English dictionary for students
Tango — Zum Tango gehören zwei: alleine kann man nichts ausrichten, man braucht einen Partner dazu. Dieses Sprachbild ist erst 1982 ins Deutsche vorgedrungen, und zwar in der Übersetzung eines Einwurfs von Ronald Reagan bezüglich der Ost Westpolitik. ›It … Das Wörterbuch der Idiome
quarreling — The indulging by two or more persons in an altercation, dispute, brawl, or angry contest. It takes two to make a quarrel. A quarrel cannot be ex parte. Carr v Conyers, 84 Ga 287 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Apostolic Succession — • Article claims that Apostolic succession is found in the Catholic Church and not in others Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Apostolic Succession Apostolic Succession … Catholic encyclopedia
