two's company, three's a crowd
One companion is preferable to two.
company
UK /ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ US /ˈkʌmpəni/
noun 5verb 4
Definitions
noun
1
A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
a company of actors
2
A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
the boys in Company C
It was by his order the shattered leading company flung itself into the houses when the Sin Verguenza were met by an enfilading volley as they reeled into the calle.
3
A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
It took six companies to put out the fire.
4
A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
5
A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
As he had worked for the CIA for over 30 years, he would soon take retirement from the company.
verb
1
To accompany, keep company with.
Ye dooe knowe howe thatt hytt ys an vnlawefull thynge for a man beynge a iewe to company or come vnto an alient […].
it was with a distinctly fallen countenance that his father hearkened to his mother's parenthetical request to “’bide hyar an’ company leetle Moses whilst I be a-milkin’ the cow.”
2
To associate.
Men which have companied with us all the time.
3
To be a lively, cheerful companion.
If thee list unto the Court to throng […]there thou needs must learne, to laugh, to lie, To face, to forge, to scoffe, to companie.
4
To have sexual intercourse.
companying with Infidels may not be simply condemned
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