cross that bridge when you come to it
- cross that bridge when you come to it
cross that bridge when you come to it phrase
to deal with something when it happens, and not worry about it before
Thesaurus: to be, or to become calm and stop worrying
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cross that bridge when you come to it
◇ If you say you will cross that bridge when you come to it, you mean that you will not worry about a possible problem until it actually happens.
I don't know how we'll pay the bills if you quit your job, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
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cross that bridge when you ˈcome to it idiom
to worry about a problem when it actually happens and not before
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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cross that bridge when you come to it — cross that bridge when (you) come to it to not worry about a possible problem until it becomes an actual problem. I might need a lawyer, but I ll cross that bridge when I come to it. Usage notes: also used in the form cross the bridge or cross a… … New idioms dictionary
cross that bridge when you come to it — If you will cross that bridge when you come to it, you will deal with a problem when it arises, but not until that point … The small dictionary of idiomes
cross that bridge when you come to it — v. deal with a situation when it happens and take care of it when you face it and not before … English contemporary dictionary
cross that bridge when you come to it — to deal with something when it happens, and not worry about it before … English dictionary
cross that bridge when come to it — cross that bridge when (you) come to it to not worry about a possible problem until it becomes an actual problem. I might need a lawyer, but I ll cross that bridge when I come to it. Usage notes: also used in the form cross the bridge or cross a… … New idioms dictionary
I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. — I ll/We ll cross that bridge when I/we come to it. something that you say in order to tell someone that you will not worry about a possible problem but will deal with it if it happens. What if the flight is delayed? I ll cross that bridge when I… … New idioms dictionary
I'll cross that bridge when we come to it. — I ll/We ll cross that bridge when I/we come to it. something that you say in order to tell someone that you will not worry about a possible problem but will deal with it if it happens. What if the flight is delayed? I ll cross that bridge when I… … New idioms dictionary
We'll cross that bridge when I come to it. — I ll/We ll cross that bridge when I/we come to it. something that you say in order to tell someone that you will not worry about a possible problem but will deal with it if it happens. What if the flight is delayed? I ll cross that bridge when I… … New idioms dictionary
We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. — I ll/We ll cross that bridge when I/we come to it. something that you say in order to tell someone that you will not worry about a possible problem but will deal with it if it happens. What if the flight is delayed? I ll cross that bridge when I… … New idioms 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
