"put two and two together and make five" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts two and two together and makes five [present, singular, third-person], putting two and two together and making five [participle, present], put two and two together and made five [participle, past], put two and two together and made five [past]
Etymology: Extension of put two and two together. Etymology templates: {{m|en|put two and two together}} put two and two together Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> two and two together and make<,,made> five|head=put two and two together and make five}} put two and two together and make five (third-person singular simple present puts two and two together and makes five, present participle putting two and two together and making five, simple past and past participle put two and two together and made five)
  1. To come to the wrong conclusion; to make a false inference.
    Sense id: en-put_two_and_two_together_and_make_five-en-verb-~hKJAiES Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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