cross that bridge when one comes to it
- cross that bridge when one comes to it
cross that bridge when one comes to it
Fig. to delay worrying about something that might happen until it actually does happen. (Usually used in the phrase, “Let's cross that bridge when we come to it,” a way of telling someone not to worry about something that has not happened yet. •
Alan: Where will we stop tonight? Jane: At the next town. Alan: What if all the hotels are full? Jane: Let's cross that bridge when we come to it.
Dictionary of American idioms.
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cross that bridge when one comes to it — verb To deal with a problem or situation only when it arises. Its possible well someday have more content than available space for it, but well cross that bridge when we come to it. Ant: cross a bridge before one comes to it … Wiktionary
cross that bridge when one comes to it — deal with a problem when and if it arises … Useful english dictionary
cross a bridge before one comes to it — {v. phr.} To worry about future events or trouble before they happen. Usually used in negative sentences, often as a proverb. * / Can I be a soldier when I grow up, Mother? asked Johnny. Don t cross that bridge until you come to it, said his… … Dictionary of American idioms
cross a bridge before one comes to it — {v. phr.} To worry about future events or trouble before they happen. Usually used in negative sentences, often as a proverb. * / Can I be a soldier when I grow up, Mother? asked Johnny. Don t cross that bridge until you come to it, said his… … Dictionary of American idioms
cross a bridge before one comes to it — think and worry about future events or problems before they happen We shouldn t worry about that problem now. We can cross that bridge when we come to it … Idioms and examples
cross\ a\ bridge\ before\ one\ comes\ to\ it — v. phr. often as a proverb To worry about future events or trouble before they happen. Usually used in negative sentences. Can I be a soldier when I grow up, Mother? asked Johnny. Don t cross that bridge until you come to it, said his mother.… … Словарь американских идиом
bridge — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a structure carrying a road, path, railway, etc., across a stream, ravine, road, railway, etc. b anything providing a connection between different things (English is a bridge between nations). 2 the superstructure on a ship from … Useful english dictionary
don’t cross the bridge till you come to it — Do not concern yourself with difficulties until they arise. Now also common as the metaphorical phrase to cross one’s bridges when one comes to them. 1850 LONGFELLOW Journal 29 Apr. in Life (1886) II. 165 Remember the proverb, ‘Do not cross the… … Proverbs new dictionary
cross — 1 verb 1 GO FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER (I, T) to go or stretch from one side of something such as a road, river, room etc to the other: It took them four weeks to cross the desert. | Look both ways before you cross the road. | The railway line from … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
One More Last Chance — Single by Vince Gill from the album I Still Believe in You Released July 26, 1993 Genre Country Length … Wikipedia
bridge — bridge1 bridgeable, adj. bridgeless, adj. bridgelike, adj. /brij/, n., v., bridged, bridging, adj. n. 1. a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like. 2. a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route or… … Universalium
