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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 you鈥攖hree'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
Three鈥檚 a Crowd: Why is the burden on your ex to 鈥渟how our kids we can still be friends鈥? Why can鈥檛 you model maturity, by accepting his new relationship?
鈥淣ah. Three鈥檚 a crowd and all.鈥
In 2015, state procurement of drugs for hospitals and state-funded clinics, which account for up to 80% of Russia鈥檚 pharmaceutical market, became subject to the 鈥渢hree鈥檚 a crowd鈥 rule, which excluded foreign businesses if at least two Russian companies were bidding for a contract.
Two鈥檚 company and three鈥檚 a crowd 鈥 but not for filmmaker Taika Waititi, singer Rita Ora and actor Tessa Thompson.
Three鈥檚 a crowd plus one: The biggest crowd ever, period!
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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