put two and two together

/pˌʊt tˈuː and tˈuː təɡˈɛðə/

/pˌʊt tˈuː ænd tˈuː təɡˈɛðɚ/

[phrase]

to put two and two together

[PHRASE]

to evaluate the situation and all its possible outcomes in order to draw a conclusion

Examples

1. Putting two and two together, I assume that this was the car he used.

2. And usually when that happens, you put two and two together

3. I'm very bad at lip reading, but if I kinda know the topic ahead of time, then my brain can process this sort of vocabulary that would be used, and then it's easier to try to put two and two together.

4. And so, well, I kind of put two and two together, that this was a family that was pushing me.