| 词汇 | cross a bridge when one comes to it |
| 释义 | Idiom cross a bridge when one comes to it Theme: DIFFICULTY to deal with a problem only when one is faced with the problem. (Note the variations in the examples.)Please wait and cross that bridge when you come to it.He shouldn't worry about it now. He can cross that bridge when he comes to it. cross that bridge when (one) comes to itTo address something only when it actually happens or becomes an issue. A: "Do you know if that road is still closed?" B: "No, so I guess we'll have to cross that bridge when we come to it." The job interview is a week away, so I'm not worried about it yet—I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. cross a bridge when one comes to itAlso, cross that bridge when you come to it. Deal with a situation when, and not before, it occurs. For example, If we can't sell the house-well, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. The ultimate origin of this proverb, a caution not to anticipate trouble and often put as don't cross a bridge till you come to it, has been lost. The earliest recorded use is in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's The Golden Legend (1851): "Don't cross the bridge till you come to it, is a proverb old and of excellent wit." |
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