never the twain shall meet

== English == === Etymology === Coined by the English author and poet Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) in his poem The Ballad of East and West (1889). === Phrase === never the twain shall meet (idiomatic) Used to emphasize that two subjects are so different that they cannot coexist or agree with each other. ==== See also ==== apples and oranges === References ===