Meaning
Deduce the obvious conclusion from available facts.
Primary Function
Logical deduction.
Communicative Purpose
To indicate simple reasoning.
Pattern
put two and two together
Core Structure
put two and two together
Função primária
Logical deduction.
Propósito comunicativo
To indicate simple reasoning.
Situações de gatilho
Realising a secret, solving minor puzzles.
Contextos
Detective work, daily life, gossip.
Padrão
put two and two together
Estrutura central
put two and two together
Slots de substituição
none
Colocados típicos
- finally
- eventually
- I just
Substituições comuns
- connect the dots
- piece it together
Erros comuns
*put two plus two together* (redundant)
Similar / contraste
figure it out
Interferências
Not about arithmetic.
Família do chunk
- Deduction idioms
Nuance
Simple but sometimes belated.
Efeito pragmático
Admits earlier oversight.
Dica de memória
Adding 2+2 to get 4.
Nota
Idiom used to describe the process of deducing an obvious conclusion from available facts.
Upgrade path
draw the logical inference (formal)
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