cross that bridge when one comes to it

短语

船到桥头自然直

发音

AU

词形变化

crossed that bridge when one came to it crosses that bridge when one comes to it 三单 crosses that bridge when one comes to it crossing that bridge when one comes to it crossing that bridge when one comes to it 现在分词 crossed that bridge when one came to it 过去式 crossed that bridge when one came to it 过去分词

别名

cross that bridge when one gets there cross that bridge when one gets to it

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To deal with a problem or situation only if and when it arises.

    船到桥头自然直

    习语

    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.

词源

A metaphor for an idea being like a train of thought and the problem being like the bridge.

来源：wiktionary