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.
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put two and two together — {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… … Dictionary of American idioms
put two and two together — {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… … Dictionary of American idioms
put two and two together — If someone puts two and two together, they reach a correct conclusion from the evidence … The small dictionary of idiomes
put two and two together — If someone puts two and two together, they reach a correct conclusion from the evidence. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To put two and two together means to reach the right conclusion based on the information you have. When she… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
put two and two together — understand or figure something out after learning the facts I finally put two and two together and realized that she was his boyfriend … Idioms and examples
put two and two together — to guess the truth about a situation from pieces of information which you know about it. I didn t tell her my husband had left, but she d noticed his car was missing and put two and two together … New idioms dictionary
put two and two together — verb To figure out; to deduce or discern. We didnt tell our friends that we were dating, but I think they put two and two together … Wiktionary
put two and two together and get five — put two and two together and get/make five to guess something wrong about a situation, usually something more exciting than the truth. She thought I was pregnant. I was sick a couple of times and she just put two and two together and made five … New idioms dictionary
put two and two together and make five — put two and two together and get/make five to guess something wrong about a situation, usually something more exciting than the truth. She thought I was pregnant. I was sick a couple of times and she just put two and two together and made five … New idioms dictionary
put two and two together — draw an obvious conclusion from what is known or evident. → two … English new terms dictionary
