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What does “Atar cabos” mean?

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Atar cabos

Word for word

To tie the ropes together

What it really means

To piece together scattered information until you reach a conclusion. It often appears in the gerund: «atando cabos, me di cuenta de que...».

How we say it in English

To put two and two together

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