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three's a crowd
Idioms and Phrases
Also, two's company, three's a crowd . A third person spoils the ideal combination of a couple, as in No, I won't join youâthree's a crowd . This expression, alluding to a third person spoiling the privacy of a pair of lovers, was already a proverb in 1546. For a synonym, see fifth wheel .Example Sentences
Threeâs a Crowd: Why is the burden on your ex to âshow our kids we can still be friendsâ? Why canât you model maturity, by accepting his new relationship?
âNah. Threeâs a crowd and all.â
In 2015, state procurement of drugs for hospitals and state-funded clinics, which account for up to 80% of Russiaâs pharmaceutical market, became subject to the âthreeâs a crowdâ rule, which excluded foreign businesses if at least two Russian companies were bidding for a contract.
Twoâs company and threeâs a crowd â but not for filmmaker Taika Waititi, singer Rita Ora and actor Tessa Thompson.
Threeâs a crowd plus one: The biggest crowd ever, period!
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageŸ Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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