# it takes two to tango

Pronunciation: say "it tayks too tuh TANG-goh" US /ɪt ˌteɪks ˌtu tə ˈtæŋɡoʊ/, UK /ɪt ˌteɪks ˌtuː tə ˈtæŋɡəʊ/; AUS say "it TAYKS too tuh TANG-goh"

## Idiom

1. Certain situations require the active cooperation of both people, and in a conflict both sides usually share responsibility for what went wrong.
   - Simple: Some things can only happen when two people work together, so both share the blame in a fight.
   - _Their marriage failed for reasons on both sides; it takes two to tango, after all._
   - _He tried to pin the whole quarrel on his coworker, but it takes two to tango._

## Origin

This phrase comes from the song "Takes Two to Tango," written and composed in 1952 by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning.

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