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Etymology
Coined by the English author and poet Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) in his poem The Ballad of East and West (1889).
Meanings
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(idiomatic) Used to emphasize that two subjects are so different that they cannot coexist or agree with each other.
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 […]
1981 December 27, Charles Bonnell, “Throwing In The Towel”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 23, page 5: