put two and two together

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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.

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He was afraid of what the boy might say, afraid he might put two and two together, so he let it stay, although with his usual caution he had arranged for a trial and would have felt justified in packing it back as soon as the roads had permitted. Dust by Haldeman, Julius Mr. and Mrs. View in context Did you not put two and two together, and reflect that if it was not Alfred Inglethorp who was quarrelling with his wife--and you remember, he strenuously denied it at the inquest--it must be either Lawrence or John. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Christie, Agatha View in context Likewise I learned the municipal election was at hand, and put two and two together. Moon-Face and Other Stories by London, Jack View in context More results

References in classic literature

He was afraid of what the boy might say, afraid he might put two and two together, so he let it stay, although with his usual caution he had arranged for a trial and would have felt justified in packing it back as soon as the roads had permitted.

Dust by Haldeman, Julius Mr. and Mrs. View in context

Did you not put two and two together, and reflect that if it was not Alfred Inglethorp who was quarrelling with his wife--and you remember, he strenuously denied it at the inquest--it must be either Lawrence or John.

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Christie, Agatha View in context

Likewise I learned the municipal election was at hand, and put two and two together.

Moon-Face and Other Stories by London, Jack View in context

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