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Julia Huong
2021-09-12 12:09
Two's company (, three's a crowd) spoken language informal
When two individuals desire to be alone with each other, a third person is not welcome.
A: "Lisa wants to go shopping with her boyfriend. I think you shouldn't come with them." - B: "Two's company, three's a crowd."
Used to tell someone to keep secret what you're about to say
The room you are currently in.
Kept in secret
To secretly punish or rebuke someone for doing something.
A place or condition in which there is no privacy.
In the late 1500s, this idiom appeared and initially referred to lovers who wished to be alone.
Do you see anything wrong?
If someone cuts a sorry figure, he or she creates an unfavourable impression to others or causes others to regard him or her unfavourably.
Lisa cut a sorry figure at the job interview
