The idiom "ships that pass in the night" is believed to have originated from a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow titled "The Theologian's Tale: Elizabeth," which was published in 1863. In the poem, the phrase is used to describe a chance encounter or a brief meeting between two individuals who, like ships passing each other in the night, briefly cross paths before continuing on their separate journeys.

What is the origin of the idiom "ships that pass in the night" and when to use it?

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Definition und Bedeutung von „ships (that) pass in the night“ im Englischen

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