Ships Passing In The Night In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Ships Passing In The Night", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Katie Anh calendar 2023-08-23 05:08

Meaning of Ships Passing In The Night

Variants:

Ships That Pass In The Night

Ships Passing In The Night literary noun phrase

The phrase refers to people who meet once or twice by chance for a short time, then never see each other again.

Because of working different shifts, James and I are like two ships passing in the night.

I met a sweet guy when traveling to Chinese, but I have to travel back home in a few days. We're like two ships passing in the night.

I wanted to say hello to an old friend I run into on the street this morning, but before I could she disappeared into the crowd. It was like two ships passing in the night.

Poor Rosy! She has been crushing on Ross for years but to him, they are just like two ships passing in the night.

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Origin of Ships Passing In The Night

It's a metaphoric expression written in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem “The Theologian's Tale”.

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