Idiom Breakdown

never the twain shall meet

English negative polarity items

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Definition

Used to emphasize that two subjects are so different that they cannot coexist or agree with each other.

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Coined by the English author and poet Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) in his poem The Ballad of East and West (1889).

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"In Silverstein's terms, Frank is an "excitement seeker" and the lover is a "home builder." Never the twain shall meet. Again, for a while I saw the conflict between the two in the movie as a refreshing examination of a problem many gay couples (of both sexes) face. But […]"

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