It takes two to tango

Meaning: Both parties are responsible in a conflict.

Origin: American song title from 1952, became a common saying.

Translations

• French: Il faut être deux pour danser le tango (literally: It takes two to dance the tango)
• Spanish: Se necesitan dos para bailar tango (literally: It takes two to dance tango)
• Japanese: タンゴを踊るには二人必要 (Tango wo odoru ni wa futari hitsuyō) (literally: Two people are needed to dance the tango)

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