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be like ships that pass in the night

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be like ships that pass in the night

if two people are like ships that pass in the night, they meet once or twice by chance for a short time and then do not see each other again I only met him once or twice - we were like ships that pass in the night - but I've never met anyone else like him.

See also: like, night, pass, ship