Spanish idioms
What does “Atar cabos” mean?
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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