Collocations for "two"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "two" in context.
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two
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.cardinal
- the number two
- [section, part, page] two
- [turn to, on] page two
- two plus [one] [equals, is, makes] [three]
- two [minus, take away] [one] [equals] [one]
- two [times, multiplied by] [five] [equals] [10]
- put two and two together
- count [up, down] in twos
- the two are [alike, similar, the same]
- no two are [alike]
- they [arrived, left, marched] in ones and twos
- [walking, went in] two by two
- two or three [of them, glasses, times]
- would like two (or more)
- the bar [opens, closes] at two
- the clock struck one
- at the stroke of one
- (at) two in the [morning, afternoon]
- two [A.M., P.M.]
- [half, 20] past two
- twos are [wild, jokers, worthless]
- the two of [spades, hearts, clubs, diamonds]
- [rolled, picked, dealt, played, threw] a two
- a minute or two had [elapsed, passed, gone by]
- that makes two of us!
- two can play at that game!
- it takes two to tango!
- a [vacation, table, bath tub] for two
- her [son, daughter] is only two
- two [out of, in] (every) [10, hundred]
- two of a kind
- two of my [friends, students, pants]
- just the two of us
- the first two to [finish, arrive] will
- slang: do a number two
- are two [pieces, parts, chapters, people]
- are two of a kind
- there are two of them
- is two years old
- turned two years old (today)
- will be two (years old) (tomorrow)
- a two-year-old [child, movie]
- two [weeks] [later, after, ago, before]
- a two-week [vacation, holiday] (in)
- two different [types, opinions, kinds, ways]
- on (more than) two (separate) occasions
- it is past two o'clock
- it just turned two o'clock
- took me two hours to finish
- works a two-hour shift
- had a two-inch (long) [cut, scrape, gash]
- [wasted, spent, worth] two thousand dollars
- trying to decide between two different [options, toys, meals]
- [just, only] two (more, hours, pieces) left
- I'll have two (more) please
- two things (that) I know for sure are
- there are always at least two ways
'two' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
B
- Belgium
- C
- Caribbean
- D
- December
- E
- F
- London
- N
- November
- O
- October
- S
- T
- Tuesday
- abreast
- abroad
- absence
- accurate
- acquainted
- across
- add
- addition
- agree
- ahead
- air
- album
- alcohol
- alignment
- alike
- amendment
- angle
- apart
- apartment
- appetizer
- apprenticeship
- assist
- associated
- avenue
- axle
- backward
- balcony
- basically
- bath
- bathroom
- beat
- bedroom
- before
- belong