cross a bridge before one comes to it in All languages combined

Forms: crosses a bridge before one comes to it [present, singular, third-person], crossing a bridge before one comes to it [participle, present], crossed a bridge before one came to it [participle, past], crossed a bridge before one came to it [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|cross<> a bridge before one comes<comes,comes,came> to it}} cross a bridge before one comes to it (third-person singular simple present crosses a bridge before one comes to it, present participle crossing a bridge before one comes to it, simple past and past participle crossed a bridge before one came to it)

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          "word": "don't count your chickens before they're hatched"
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"cross a bridge before one comes to it" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [English]