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This idiom may be literally translated as "to tie up loose ends."
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An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (idiom) (to draw a conclusion)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to put two and two together
Cuando me dijo aquello, até cabos y caí en la cuenta de que era él quien me había delatado.When he told me that, I put two and two together and realized it was he who had informed on me.
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