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Definition of it takes two to tango.

it takes two to tango.

interjection

  • "Both people involved in a bad situation are to be blamed."

    Last edited on Dec 16 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'it':

Definitions include: in support of.
Definitions include: a good estimate.
Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I understand it".
Definitions include: to masturbate.
Definitions include: for a male to have sexual intercourse.
Definitions include: to fall and hit the ground.
Definitions include: not showering before bed after working all day.
Definitions include: to display bling-bling.
Definitions include: to completely fail a task.
Definitions include: acronym of "bend over here it comes again."
Definitions include: to vomit.
Definitions include: to move very fast.
Definitions include: to drink heavily.
Definitions include: see about it.
Definitions include: to be in agreement with something or wanting to do something.

Other terms relating to 'take':

Definitions include: "Chill, don't worry about it."
Definitions include: a second look.
Definitions include: compromise.
Definitions include: to beat severely, or defeat severely.
Definitions include: taking bribes.
Definitions include: the result of someone taking the piss.
Definitions include: to rob or extort.
Definitions include: to have to go take a shit.
Definitions include: to mistreat.
Definitions include: to get something to eat.
Definitions include: to take a look.
Definitions include: taking a chance on something.
Definitions include: to defecate.
Definitions include: he needs to relax.
Definitions include: to defecate.

Other terms relating to 'tango':

Definitions include: "a target has been injured or killed" or "a terrorist has been injured or killed."
Definitions include: acronym for "totally fucked" using the NATO phonetic alphabet.
Definitions include: out of service, broken, useless, inoperative.
Definitions include: thank you.
Definitions include: phonetic abbreviation for white trash.
Definitions include: phonetic abbreviation for "What the?", as in "What the heck?
Definitions include: phonetic abbreviation for "What the Fuck?"
Definitions include: phonetic abbreviation for "What the Fuck?"

Other terms relating to 'to':

Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
Definitions include: See nine to five.
Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
Definitions include: a declaration of victory or superiority.
Definitions include: sex in which anal sex is immediately followed by fellatio.
Definitions include: to revisit one's past.
Definitions include: to go back to the beginning.
Definitions include: extreme; "all out".
Definitions include: to be vastly superior.
Definitions include: to perform an activity before someone else.
Definitions include: to be unintelligible.
Definitions include: to do.
Definitions include: more important things to deal with.
Definitions include: to kill or destroy.

Other terms relating to 'two':

Definitions include: an unattractive female met while drinking alcohol at a bar, and then taken back to one's residence to spend the night.
Definitions include: "to".
Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: Slang for adding your opinion of something or someone without being asked for your opinion.
Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
Definitions include: diarrhea.
Definitions include: suffering a bout of diarrhea so chronic that you only manage a scream and 2 steps before it starts to run down your leg.
Definitions include: penis and testicles.
Definitions include: to care.
Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
Definitions include: an extremely well-behaved person.
Definitions include: Very hot outside.
Definitions include: happy, as a dog would be if it found it had an extra penis.

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