two cents
One's opinion or thoughts.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Can I give my two cents on this idea?”
“Before we decide, I'd like to throw in my two cents about the budget.”
“The professor, having listened in silence for an hour, finally offered his two cents, gently dismantling the student's entire argument.”
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beast with two backs
Two people united in sexual intercourse in the missionary position.
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eat for two
To be pregnant
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fall between two stools
To fit into neither of two categories and, hence, be neglected or fail.
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feed two birds with one scone
Synonym of kill two birds with one stone.
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for two pins
Readily, with only the slightest encouragement.
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greater of two evils
The most harmful or unpleasant of two undesirable alternatives.
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hit two targets with one arrow
Synonym of kill two birds with one stone.
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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.
Last updated August 10, 2026