Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

it takes two to tangle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: it -takes t-wo -to -tan-gle
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Blame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict.

Example Sentences

"Fee-fi-fo-fum It takes two to tangle and one to have won"

Etymology

Reconstruction of it takes two to tango, with tangle.

Questions

What does it takes two to tangle mean?: Blame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict.
Where does it takes two to tangle come from?: Reconstruction of it takes two to tango, with tangle.

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