"never say never" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} never say never
  1. Anything can happen; a certain option should not be totally dismissed. Related terms: never say die Translations (Translations): mai diguis mai (Catalan), man skal aldrig sige aldrig (Danish), zeg nooit nooit (Dutch), älä koskaan sano ei koskaan (Finnish), ne jamais dire jamais (French), il ne faut jamais dire jamais (French), sag niemals nie (German), soha ne mondd, hogy soha (Hungarian), ní bheadh a fhios agat go deo (Irish), 설마가 사람 잡는다 (seolmaga saram jamneunda) (Korean), nekad nesaki nekad (Latvian), aldri si aldri (Norwegian Bokmål), aldri sei aldri (Norwegian Nynorsk), nigdy nie mów nigdy (Polish), nunca diga nunca (Portuguese), niciodată să nu spui niciodată (Romanian), никогда́ не зарека́йся (nikogdá ne zarekájsja) (Russian), nunca digas nunca (Spanish), nunca digas de este agua no beberé (Spanish), no digas nunca jamás (Spanish), man ska aldrig säga aldrig (Swedish)

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          "word": "nunca digas nunca"
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