put two and two together

put two and two together  {v. phr.}
To make decisions based on available proofs; reason from the known facts; conclude; decide.
He had put two and two together and decided where they had probably gone.
It was just a mater of putting two and two together: the facts seemed to permit only one decision.
Categories: verb
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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