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David Russell

The hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn.

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bridge

[bridge] See: [BURN ONE'S BRIDGES], [CROSS A BRIDGE BEFORE ONE COMES TO IT], [WATER OVER THE DAM] or [WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

cross a bridge before one comes to it

[cross a bridge before one comes to it] {v. phr.} To worry about future events or trouble before they happen. - Usually used in negative sentences, often as a proverb. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cross fire

[cross fire] {n.} 1. Firing in a fight or battle from two or more places at once so that the lines of fire cross. * /The soldiers on the bridge […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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