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We’ll cross our bridges as we come to them

 
 
fansy
 
Reply Mon 10 Jan, 2011 12:15 am
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We’ll cross our bridges as we come to them


Is it an idiom?
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MontereyJack
 
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Reply Mon 10 Jan, 2011 01:19 am
Yes. It means basically we're not making elaborate plans about the future, or we're not going to worry a whole lot about the future, we're just going to go on and deal with whatever happens as it happens, It might be because we just can't predict what's likely to happen, or it might be because we're pretty sure whatever happens will be something we can deal with--that's ambiguous.
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MontereyJack
 
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Reply Mon 10 Jan, 2011 01:22 am
You can't cross a bridge until you're actually at the bridge, no matter how you might plan in advance to do it
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MonaLeeza
 
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Reply Mon 10 Jan, 2011 01:46 am
@fansy,
It's sometimes used about a specific problem or possible problem in the future. For example:

A: What will you do if the business goes bankrupt?
B: We'll cross that bridge when we get to it.
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MontereyJack
 
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Reply Mon 10 Jan, 2011 02:12 am
Which can also be when you don't have a good plan for dealing with the situation, or can't think of one and will just have to wing it as best you can if it happens.
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