paths cross

paths cross

Said of two or more people who meet by chance rather than intentionally. The last time our paths crossed, we ended up going on an impromptu trip to Las Vegas. It's been a wonderful experience participating in this panel with you. I hope our paths cross again in the near future.
See also: cross, path
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a couple of (people or things)
  • eavesdrop
  • eavesdrop on
  • eavesdrop on (someone or something)
  • and the band played on
  • band
  • low-key
  • change the subject
  • spot (one) (some amount of money)
  • spotted
References in classic literature
Presently they came to a place where the paths crossed a bend of the main stream of the valley.
As their paths cross again while the film is being made, can they create new memories together without rekindling their romance?
3 Just before the stone bench marked "Rest and be thankful", where main paths cross, turn right down the hill towards Studland.
Years later, their paths cross again when Diane joins Kit in a research team working for their idol Dr Lena Severin.
The story of two outsiders working in a harsh and cruel environment (a slaughterhouse), whose paths cross one another in dreams as well as in reality, is told in an intimate way, combining cool observation with deep emotion.Enyedi engaged the Slovak-born actress Alexandra Borbely for the main female role Borbely later won the European Film Academy Award 2017 for Best Actress.
I hope next season they get promoted and I hope our paths cross again."
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In October at least three good asteroidoccultation paths cross thickly settled areas of North America:
A BANK-robber and a Marshall find their paths cross several times after he kidnaps her and escapes from jail.
As their paths cross in several cities, they are drawn to each other both by their differences and their seemingly parallel passions--until a menacing incident forces her to reevaluate his actions and her own feelings, and throws her into a creative crisis.
Their paths cross again many years later, when Pip (now played by John Mills) is drawn into the web of Miss Haversham (Martita Hunt) and her beautiful ward, Estella (Valerie Hobson).
Like the original, the timeline goes backwards and forwards as characters' paths cross, but it's a little easier to fathom.
If their paths cross Earth's orbit, they can strike our planet at speeds that average 20 kilometers per second (or 43,200 miles per hour).
These spatial stories, dubbed "desire lines" (meaning how people make their own paths, how and why people's paths cross) integrate conceptual notions of locative media and mobile technology.
Beautiful illustrations and a touching storyline set the stage for this tale of two young soldiers whose paths cross on the battlefield.