put two and two together
idiom
: to make a correct guess based on what one has seen or heard : to figure something out
You weren't home so I put two and two together and went back to your office to find you.
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Tasked with uncovering the Man of Steel’s friends at the Daily Planet, her character films Clark Kent running into an alleyway and then Superman running out seconds later, but somehow the crooks don’t put two and two together.
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Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
At the Featherington ball, Eloise began to put two and two together regarding Penelope and Lady Whistledown.
—Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
Van der Ham put two and two together and fingered the passenger as the culprit.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 2 Nov. 2023
Nobody recognized him and put two and two together.
—Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
Mike Hancock was in Costa Rica on a fishing trip when someone recognized his last name and put two and two together.
—Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 11 Nov. 2020
Last season, Booker didn’t join the conversation until late in the year when people put two and two together.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2022
Chad said Miranda finally put two and two together and reached out to Eric’s family in Ohio.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2022
Computer monitors displaying a mission history that Charlie recognizes from news coverage of the Guard allow his friends to put two and two together and figure out that Jack is the mystery superhero.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2022
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Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
At the Featherington ball, Eloise began to put two and two together regarding Penelope and Lady Whistledown.
—Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
Van der Ham put two and two together and fingered the passenger as the culprit.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 2 Nov. 2023
Nobody recognized him and put two and two together.
—Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
Mike Hancock was in Costa Rica on a fishing trip when someone recognized his last name and put two and two together.
—Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 11 Nov. 2020
Last season, Booker didn’t join the conversation until late in the year when people put two and two together.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2022
Chad said Miranda finally put two and two together and reached out to Eric’s family in Ohio.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2022
Computer monitors displaying a mission history that Charlie recognizes from news coverage of the Guard allow his friends to put two and two together and figure out that Jack is the mystery superhero.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2022
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“Put two and two together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20two%20and%20two%20together. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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