Tango

It means that if two people/parties do/did something together they must both be/have been co-operative or willing participants.
It is usually used regarding some past event, activity or occurance.
Both parties must have been willing, or the event wouldn't have happened.
I hope this helps and is not confusing.
Cheers

tango is a fairly **** dance style where the partners are very close and need each other for support in some of the moves, I believe ( I am not a dancer - it just LOOKS that way when I've seen it) so the metaphor builds on that idea.

Tango is also a fizzy orange drink, just to add some useless information. It is unlikely that the metaphor has anything to do with that information!!!

LOL - but linguistically interesting as the manufacturers have manged to get people using it as a verb: "you've been tangoed!"

What does "you've been tangoed" mean?

It's an advertising campaign Maj. In other words, you've been hit by this drink! Quite clever actually.

So, you see, it would be impossible for two people to do a **** body contact dance whilst also hitting each other with cans of fizzy orange beverage unless both parties were consenting and willing!

Tango the drink is an invention counting only a year or two of life, while tango the dance is an invention of the early 20th century - so it's quite clear where the saying 'it takes two to tango' comes from!

I often use the phrase "It takes two to tango" when one of my girlfriends complains about arguing with her boyfriend. When I say "It takes two to tango" I'm really saying "It takes two people to hold an argument, he can't argue by himself."

You can apply this to any such situation.

Additionally, when someone says "It only takes me to tango!" they are modifying the phrase to em

Hi dinosom, I think you have given the best explanation. I think you are fully aware of the way tangos are danced. Are you a good dancer?