CROSS A BRIDGE BEFORE ONE COMES TO IT
cross a bridge before one comes to it: translation
cross a bridge before one comes to it & cross that bridge before onecomes to it
Fig. to worry excessively about something before it happens. (Note the variations in the examples. See also
cross that bridge when one
comes to it.) •
There is no sense in crossing that bridge before you come to it.
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She's always crossing bridges before coming to them. She needs to learn to relax.
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{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 mother./ Compare: BORROW TROUBLE.