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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Speaking of complicated, the Castle Leathers housekeeper, Davina (Sara Vickers), has put two and two together that Julia (Hermione Corfield) hasn’t bled since she’s been there.
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Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
And will Belinda, who spots Greg sitting across the restaurant, put two and two together?
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Her mother had reported her missing – to the police, the state attorney and the medical examiner – yet authorities failed to put two and two together to identify the girl in the morgue, known then as Jane Doe, for a full 14 days.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Nervous worshipers will respond that, no, there were indeed serious star-gazers who might well have put two and two together and come looking for a new king.
—N.t. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
And will Belinda, who spots Greg sitting across the restaurant, put two and two together?
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Her mother had reported her missing – to the police, the state attorney and the medical examiner – yet authorities failed to put two and two together to identify the girl in the morgue, known then as Jane Doe, for a full 14 days.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Nervous worshipers will respond that, no, there were indeed serious star-gazers who might well have put two and two together and come looking for a new king.
—N.t. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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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 Sep. 2025.
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