TWO'S COMPANY, THREE'S A CROWD

Meaning of TWO'S COMPANY, THREE'S A CROWD in English

two people are happier than three, the third person is not welcome

Jill asked, "Can I invite Ginger?" Jack replied, "Two's company, three's a crowd."

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

TWO'S COMPANY, THREE'S A CROWD — two people, especially lovers, should be left alone together. → two
Concise Oxford English vocab
TWO'S COMPANY (, THREE'S A CROWD) — ( saying ) used to suggest that it is better to be in a group of only two people than …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO'S COMPANY; THREE'S A CROWD — An informal way to express a situation when two people desire privacy and a third one is present. - A …
Slang English vocab
TWO'S COMPANY; THREE'S A CROWD — An informal way to express a situation when two people desire privacy and a third one is present. - A …
Словарь английских идиом
TWO'S COMPANY, THREE'S A CROWD — two people are happier than three, the third person is not welcome "Jill asked, ""Can I invite Ginger?"" Jack replied, …
English Idioms vocab
TWO'S COMPANY (THREE'S A CROWD) — better to leave two people together than for a third person to interfere My friend wanted to come along on …
English Idioms vocab
TWO'S COMPANY; THREE'S A CROWD — An informal way to express a situation when two people desire privacy and a third one is present. A proverb. …
American Idioms English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THREE — tri. THREEFOLD: triplic. THREE-CORNERED: triangulari, THREE-LEGGED: tripedat
English interlingue dictionary
TWO — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) two groups step for two Two Sicilies Kingdom of the
Английский словарь Британика
THREE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Three Emperors' League Three Gorges Dam Project {{link=Three Kingdoms">Three Kingdoms Three Mile Island Three …
Английский словарь Британика
COMPANY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) National Biscuit Company Canada Company chartered company finance company holding company London Company Plymouth …
Английский словарь Британика
TWO — I. ˈtü adjective Etymology: Middle English twa, two, adjective & pron., from Old English twā (feminine & neuter); akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THREE — I. ˈthrē adjective Etymology: Middle English three, thre, from Old English thrīe (masculine), thrēo (feminine & neuter); akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CROWD — I. ˈkrau̇d verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English crouden, from Old English crūdan to press, hasten, drive; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMPANY — I. ˈkəmp(ə)nē, -ni noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English companie, from Old French compagnie, from compain …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THREE — (n.) A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
Английский словарь Webster
THREE — (n.) The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
Английский словарь Webster
THREE — ( n. ) The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — ( n. ) A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TWO — /tooh/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, 1 plus 1. 2. a symbol for this number, as 2 or II. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — /three/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, 2 plus 1. 2. a symbol for this number, as 3 or III. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CROWD — crowd 1 — crowder , n. /krowd/ , n. 1. a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng: a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPANY — — companyless , adj. /kum"peuh nee/ , n. , pl. companies , v. , companied, companying . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TWO — I. ˈtü adjective Etymology: Middle English twa, two, from Old English twā (feminine & neuter); akin to Old English twēgen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CROWD — I. ˈkrau̇d verb Etymology: Middle English crouden, from Old English crūdan; akin to Middle High German kroten to crowd, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THREE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from three, adjective, from Old English thrīe (masculine), thrēo (feminine & neuter); akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWO — noun one and one; twice one. 2. two ·noun a symbol representing two units, as 2, ii., or ii. 3. …
Webster English vocab
THREE — adj one more than two; two and one. 2. three ·noun a symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii. …
Webster English vocab
CROWD — vt to push, to press, to shove. 2. crowd ·vt to press or drive together; to mass together. 3. crowd …
Webster English vocab
COMPANY
Webster English vocab
TWO — [two] adj [ME twa, two, fr. OE twa (fem. & neut.); akin to OE twegen two (masc.), tu (neut.), OHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THREE — [three] n [ME, fr. three, adj., fr. OE thrie (masc.), threo (fem. & neut.); akin to OHG dri three, L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CROWD — [crowd] vb [ME crouden, fr. OE crudan; akin to MHG kroten to crowd, OE crod multitude, MIr gruth curds] vi …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THREE — three BrE AmE θriː ▷ threes θriːz ▶ ˌ three ˈ R's BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TWO — / tuː; NAmE / number 2 HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CROWD — / kraʊd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C +sing./pl. v . ] a large number of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMPANY — / ˈkʌmpəni; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) BUSINESS 1. [ C +sing./pl. v . ] ( abbr. Co. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO — two /tuː/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: twa ] 1 . the number 2: I’ll be …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THREE — three S1 /θriː/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thrie , threo ] 1 . the number …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CROWD — I. crowd 1 S3 W2 /kraʊd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ crowd , ↑ overcrowding ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMPANY — com ‧ pa ‧ ny S1 W1 /ˈkʌmp ə ni/ BrE AmE noun ( plural companies ) [ Date: 1200-1300 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TWO — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THREE — n. & adj. --n. 1 a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CROWD — n. & v. --n. 1 a large number of people gathered together, usu. without orderly arrangement. 2 a mass of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COMPANY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a number of people assembled; a crowd; an audience (addressed the company). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TWO — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THREE — n. & adj. n. 1 a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CROWD — n. & v. n. 1 a large number of people gathered together, usu. without orderly arrangement. 2 a mass of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COMPANY — n. & v. n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a number of people assembled; a crowd; an audience (addressed the company). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TWO — n. & adj. --n. 1. one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Oxford English vocab
THREE — n. & adj. --n. 1. a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Oxford English vocab
CROWD — n. & v. --n. 1. a large number of people gathered together, usu. without orderly arrangement. 2 a mass of …
Oxford English vocab
COMPANY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1. a a number of people assembled; a crowd; an audience (addressed the company). …
Oxford English vocab
TWO — ( twos) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Two is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THREE — ( threes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Three is the number 3. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CROWD — ( crowds, crowding, crowded) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A crowd …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMPANY — ( companies) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A company is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 3 feet/1 cm/two inches etc thick ▪ The walls are about two meters thick. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THREE — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a father of two/three/four etc (= a man with two, three etc children ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CROWD — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a capacity crowd (= the largest number of people that can fit in a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COMPANY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a commercial company/organization ▪ Many commercial companies are having financial difficulties. a company car (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TWO — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] [plural] twos - (the number) 2They've got two houses.He's got two leather jackets already.I spent two years …
Cambridge English vocab
THREE — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] - (the number) 3three cats/trees/housesa house with three bedroomsa three-bedroom house"How many children have you got?" "Three …
Cambridge English vocab

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