two
/tuː/number
उच्चारण टू
दो
Basic word
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¶Idioms 4
it takes two to tango
(informal) used to say that two people involved in a difficult situation must both accept the blame
ताली दोनों हाथों से बजती है
- Don't blame only him for the quarrel — it takes two to tango.
- It takes two to tango, so both sides must compromise.
put two and two together
to guess the truth from what you have seen or heard
इधर-उधर की बातें जोड़कर सच भाँप लेना
- She saw them together and put two and two together.
- He put two and two together and realized who had taken the money.
two of a kind
people who have very similar qualities or characters
एक जैसे, एक ही थैली के चट्टे-बट्टे
- She and her brother are two of a kind — both love music.
- Those two are two of a kind; they never stop joking.
two can play at that game
(saying) used to tell sb who has played a trick on you that you can do the same thing to them
यह खेल मैं भी खेल सकता हूँ, ईंट का जवाब पत्थर से
- If he's going to ignore me, two can play at that game.
- You hid my book? Two can play at that game!
?Which word?
Homophones, asked very often: two, to and too are all /tuː/.
Homophones बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: two, to और too सब /tuː/ हैं।
Keep the two words: pair, couple, duo, twin, double, dual, bilateral.
दो के शब्द याद रखिए: pair, couple, duo, twin, double, dual, bilateral।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Put two and two together (guess the truth from what you see), in two minds (unable to decide), two of a kind (very similar), it takes two to tango (both people are responsible).
Idioms: put two and two together (देखी बातों से सच का अनुमान लगाना), in two minds (निर्णय न ले पाना, दुविधा में), two of a kind (बहुत समान), it takes two to tango (दोनों ज़िम्मेदार हैं, ताली एक हाथ से नहीं बजती)।