The Free Dictionary

1,084,170,486 visitors served.

Dictionary/
thesaurus

Medical
dictionary

Legal
dictionary

Financial
dictionary

Acronyms

Idioms

Encyclopedia

Wikipedia
encyclopedia

put two and two together and get/make five

0.06 sec.

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.

See also: five, together, two

How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly

Idioms browser

Full browser

put to bed
put to death
put to shame
put to sleep
put to the test
put toward
put two and two together

put two and two together and get/make five
put two cents in
put under the microscope
put up a brave front
put up or shut up
put words in mouth
put words in/into mouth
put years on

Free Tools:	For surfers: Browser extension \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup \| Partner with us

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.

All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.