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 bridge - to begin to deal with a problem:

We crossed the bridge when we decided we needed to discuss these issues.

• make good someone's something
• make great play of
• make great play of something
• make hair stand on end
• make hard work of
• make hard work of doing something
• make hard work of something
• make hay
• make hay while the sun shines
• make headlines
• make heads or tails of
• make heads or tails of something
• make heads or tails out of
• make heads or tails out of something
• make headway
• make heavy weather of
• make heavy weather of doing something
• make heavy weather of something
• make history
• make it big
• make it business to
• make it business to do something
• make it good
• make its move
• Make it snappy!