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    Idiom: Burn That Bridge When One Comes To It

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    burn that bridge when one comes to it 

    Meanings

    A mixed metaphor combining cross that bridge when one comes to it and burn one's bridges.

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    To anticipate dealing with a problem or situation by acting in a manner that alienates or cuts ties with others.

    A-Z Proximities

    • burn one's bridges
    • burn one's fingers
    • burn out
    • burn rubber
    • burn someone's ears
    • burn that bridge when one comes to it
    • burning question
    • burn the candle at both ends
    • burn the midnight oil
    • burr in one's saddle
    • burst in

    Similar Idioms

    • burn that bridge when one comes to it
    • cross that bridge when one comes to it
    • when one's ship comes in
    • a bridge too far
    • bridge-builder
    • bridge the gap
    • I have a bridge to sell you
    • water under the bridge
    • burn one's bridges
    • burn one's fingers
    • appetite comes with eating
    • take something as it comes
    • when it comes to
    • when push comes to shove
    • worst comes to worst
    • burn a hole in someone's pocket
    • burn bread
    • burn out
    • burn rubber
    • burn someone's ears

    Similar Phrases

    • when the time comes
    • burn bag
    • burn center
    • burn down
    • burn mark
    • burn off
    • burn out
    • burn plant
    • burn up
    • cigarette burn
    • electric burn
    • first-degree burn
    • rope burn
    • second-degree burn
    • third-degree burn
    • angostura bridge
    • bateau bridge
    • bridge circuit
    • bridge over
    • bridge player
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