“Cross That Bridge When We Come to It”: English Idioms and Future Tense [41]

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Work out the English idiom cross that bridge when we come to it through a picnic threatened by possible rain. The phrase postpones dealing with a problem until it becomes necessary. Will cross also brings the future simple into the sentence. The meaning becomes clear through the decision about whether to worry now.

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