Idiom
it takes two to make a quarrel
Meaning
It takes two or more people to cause a quarrel; one cannot blame an argument entirely on the other side.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Stop blaming him, because it takes two to make a quarrel.”
“You cannot blame your brother for the entire argument, as it takes two to make a quarrel.”
“While both parties insisted the other was solely responsible for the dispute, the mediator reminded them that it takes two to make a quarrel.”
Examples
simple
“Stop blaming him, because it takes two to make a quarrel.”
contextual
“You cannot blame your brother for the entire argument, as it takes two to make a quarrel.”
complex
“While both parties insisted the other was solely responsible for the dispute, the mediator reminded them that it takes two to make a quarrel.”
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