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English origin1678
English origin1678Two's company and three's none.
Meaning: A third person disrupts the intimate dynamic and comfort of a pair.
Origin: John Ray's proverb collection of 1678 has the idea as "One's too few, three too many"; "two is company but three is none" was collected in the 19th century, and later softened to "two's company, three's a crowd." It describes the awkwardness of the third person who tags along with a couple.
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