it takes two to tango

Meaning of it takes two to tango in English

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it takes two to tango
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said when you want to emphasize that both people involved in a difficult situation must accept the blame, or that an activity needs two people who are willing to take part for it to happen:
She may want to argue, but it takes two to tango and I won't stoop to her level.
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(Definition of it takes two to tango from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of it takes two to tango
it takes two to tango
Responsibility for good governance and effective aid is shared by the donor community and the developing countries themselves; ‘it takes two to tango’.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
With regard to the conference, it takes two to tango.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
We must recognise that it takes two to tango.
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I also believe that it takes two to tango.
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It takes two to tango in this game.
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About 700,000 babies are born each year, which is not a large number, and there are about 1.4 million new parents—it takes two to tango.
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Yet, as you know, it takes two to tango and two willing parties to achieve an agreement.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
It takes two to tango, so 300,000 people are involved.
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But it takes two to tango and the department certainly is not to blame on this issue.
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There must be no half-hearted measures and, as in all things, it takes two to tango.
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Let us always remember that when it comes to discussions and dialogue with somebody with whom we have had difficulties, it takes two to tango.
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On the other hand, it takes two to tango.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
But it takes two to tango, and trade can be planned only by agreements with one's trading partners.
From the Hansard archive
In the words of a popular song, "it takes two to tango", but it certainly takes only one to create tension.
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It takes two to tango and come together.
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