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beast with two backs

idiom

Two people united in sexual intercourse in the missionary position.


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  1. 01

    eat for two

    To be pregnant

  2. 02

    fall between two stools

    To fit into neither of two categories and, hence, be neglected or fail.

  3. 03

    feed two birds with one scone

    Synonym of kill two birds with one stone.

  4. 04

    for two pins

    Readily, with only the slightest encouragement.

  5. 05

    greater of two evils

    The most harmful or unpleasant of two undesirable alternatives.

  6. 06

    hit two targets with one arrow

    Synonym of kill two birds with one stone.

  7. 07

    it takes two to make a quarrel

    It takes two or more people to cause a quarrel; one cannot blame an argument entirely on the other side.

  8. 08

    it takes two to tango

    Some things need the active cooperation of two parties; blame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict.

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