When Three Is a Crowd?

A third person spoils the ideal combination of a couple, as in No, I won't join you—three's a crowd. This expression, alluding to a third person spoiling the privacy of a pair of lovers, was already a proverb in 1546. For a synonym, see fifth wheel.

What's the saying 3 is a crowd?

Definition of two's company, three's a crowd

—used to say that a third person is not welcome when two people (such as two lovers) want to be alone with each other Well, I'll leave you two lovebirds alone. Two's company, three's a crowd.

Who said 3s a crowd?

Quote by Andy Warhol: “But I always say, one's company, two's a crowd,...”