cross a bridge when one comes to it
cross that bridge when (one) comes to it
To address something only when it actually happens or becomes an issue. A: "Should we reach out to our distributors and let them know there may be a problem down the line?" B: "No, let's just cross that bridge when we get there." 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.
See also: bridge, come, cross, that
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
cross a bridge when one comes to it
Also, 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."
See also: bridge, come, cross, one
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- cross a bridge when you come to it
- cross that bridge when (one) comes to it
- cross that bridge when (one) gets there
- cross that bridge when (one) gets to it
- cross that bridge when one comes to it
- cross that bridge when you come to it
- if and when
- eat (one's) hat
- eat hat
- eat one’s hat