it takes two to tango

English

From the song Takes Two to Tango, written and composed in 1952 by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning.

(idiomatic) Some things need the active cooperation of two parties; blame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict.
I can't do it by myself, and neither can you – it takes two to tango.

He started it! Well, it takes two to tango.

some things need the active cooperation of two parties

Arabic: انها رقصَة التانغو تتطلب شخصين
Egyptian Arabic: ايد لوحدها ماتسقفش
Chinese:
Mandarin: 一個巴掌拍不響／一个巴掌拍不响 (zh) (yī ge bāzhang pāi bù xiǎng)
Danish: der skal to til tango
Finnish: tanssiin tarvitaan aina kaksi; kukaan ei riitele yksinään, kukaan ei tappele yksinään (about fights or conflicts)
French: il faut être deux pour danser le tango (rare)
Hungarian: kettőn áll a vásár
Japanese: 喧嘩両成敗 (けんかりょうせいばい, kenka ryōseibai)
Norwegian: det trengs 2 til tango
Polish: do tanga trzeba dwojga
Russian: для та́нго нужны́ дво́е (dlja tángo nužný dvóje)
Spanish: dos no discuten si uno no quiere
Swedish: det är inte ens fel om två träter (regarding conflicts)

Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, →ISBN, p. 174.

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