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To deal with a problem or situation only if and when it arises.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- It's possible we'll eventually have more books than available space for them, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A metaphor for an idea being like a train of thought and the problem being like the bridge.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Cantonese:
船到橋頭自然直 /船到桥头自然直
(syun4 dou3 kiu4 tau4 zi6 jin4 zik6)
— deal with something only when it arises
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Chinese Mandarin:
船到橋頭自然直 /船到桥头自然直
(chuán dào qiáotóu zì rán zhí)
— deal with something only when it arises
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Finnish:
ratkaistaan se ongelma vasta sitten, kun se tulee eteen
— deal with something only when it arises
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French:
voir le moment venu
— deal with something only when it arises
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German:
kommt Zeit, kommt Rat
— deal with something only when it arises
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German:
alles zu seiner Zeit
— deal with something only when it arises
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Hebrew:
כְּשֶׁנַּגִּיעַ לַגֶּשֶׁר נַעֲבֹר אוֹתוֹ
(kshenagí'a lagésher na'avór otó)
— deal with something only when it arises
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Hungarian:
(majd) akkor kelünk át a folyón/hídon, amikor odaérünk
— deal with something only when it arises
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Italian:
quando ci arriviamo, ci pensiamo
— deal with something only when it arises
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Polish:
nie martwić się na zapas
— deal with something only when it arises
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Swedish:
den dagen, den sorgen
— deal with something only when it arises
