APAD: It takes two to tango

最西边的岛上
楼主 (文学城)



The idiom is used when you want to emphasize
1. that both parties involved in a difficult situation must accept the blame, or
2. that an activity needs two people who are willing to take part for it to happen.

- From online, with editing
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Our newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney stepped into "the lion's den" 4 days ago for his first face-to-face with US President Donald Trump.

I have no idea what was discussed "behind the closed door", but found this YouTube clip (see below) very interesting.

In it, Trump said "It takes two to tango", adding "as a real estate developer at heart" he would love to see the U.S. span from the Gulf Coast to the Arctic Circle. "I do feel it's much better for Canada,"

Carney diplomatically shot down Trump's talk, saying that as a property developer he should know "there are some places that are never for sale."

Still, the president held out hope it might happen one day. He said "never say never," about uniting the two countries.

In response, Carney said: "Never, never, never, never, never," as reporters shouted questions (it's not in the video, but reported by CBC).

Haha, what a perfect example to illustrate "It takes two to tango" 

Have a fun weekend everyone!

 

 

 

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7grizzly
It only takes one Trump and he's tangled up enough.
最西边的岛上
ROFL:-). He enjoys tangoSolo soMuch that he's all TangledUp.
暖冬cool夏
Witty response when talking about real estate:) 一个巴掌拍不响:)
暖冬cool夏
Idioms can be a real game changer in writing! Saw in经济学杂志
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7grizzly
and so often that those who said he wasn't boring might've
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7grizzly
changed their minds.
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7grizzly
"Idioms ..." Is that the title of an article?
最西边的岛上
right, one can only take so much excitement till ...
最西边的岛上
一个巴掌拍不响,一只手难握手 ;-)
最西边的岛上
+200%!!! that's also Y we play APAD here each & everyday!!!
最西边的岛上
btw, there're 3 more idioms in today's APAD post
最西边的岛上
just edited the post & marked them with green colour. Thx.
暖冬cool夏
No, it's a sentence in an ad for an online course广告语里的一句
暖冬cool夏
Idioms can be a game-changer 看经济学人杂志上,整段写得都很好,看见了吗bull horns

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7grizzly
Ad says "less is more" in a thickly idiomatic passage:-)
最西边的岛上
Thx!! Ad also says "until the cow comes home" :-)) Yeah !!!
最西边的岛上
just counted, there're 20 idioms in the short Ad, 20!!!!!
最西边的岛上
Wow, my jaw just dropped!!!! Let's use them all in APAD ;-))