put two and two together

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to figure something out from the information available. Well, I put two and two together and came up with an idea of who did it. Don't worry. John won't figure it out. He can't 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			put the record straight put the roses in cheeks put the screws on put the seal on put the skids on put the skids under put the squeeze on put thinking cap on put through put through hell put through paces put through the mill put through the wringer put to bed put to bed with a shovel put to death put to rest put to shame put to sleep put to the test put to use put together put too fine a point on put toward put trust in put two and two together put two cents in put two fingers up at put under the microscope put up a brave front put up a fight put up a front put up against put up dukes put up or shut up Put up or shut up! put upon by put wear on put weight on put weight on some part of the body put words in mouth put years on Put your money where your mouth is! Put your trust in God, and keep your powder dry put-up job putt along putter around putty putty in hands putz around puzzle			put to sleep put to sleep put to the proof put to the sword put to the sword put to the sword put to the test put to the test put to the test put to the test put to the test put to the test put to the torch put to the torch put to the torch put to the vote put to use put to use put to work put to work put to wrong use put together put together put together put together put together Put Together Quickly put too fine a point on put toward put trust in put two and two together put two cents in put two fingers up at put under put under an injunction put under an interdiction put under arrest put under contract put under duress put under embargo put under lock and key put under obligation put under prohibition put under restraint put under suspicion put under the ban put under the microscope put under water put up put up put up put up put up a brave front put up a fight put up a front put up a front put up a petition put up a request put up a sign

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