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O que significa I can cross that bridge when I come to it so to speak ?
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@sa_ra_ There are two expressions here.
'cross that bridge (when I come to it)' means I'll deal with that obstacle when I get to it (it's a metaphorical bridge).
'so to speak' means, "if I can put it that way", "to some extent", "in some sense". It is usually added to explain something.
For example:
A: How's your pet budgie?
B: I'm afraid he dropped off his perch, so to speak.
'drop off one's perch' is a euphemism for dying, but this is a budgie so it might be misunderstood.
It's rather difficult to explain. 💦
In your sentence "cross that bridge" seems quite clear, so "so to speak" appears unnecessary to me.
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@sa_ra_ There are two expressions here.
'cross that bridge (when I come to it)' means I'll deal with that obstacle when I get to it (it's a metaphorical bridge).
'so to speak' means, "if I can put it that way", "to some extent", "in some sense". It is usually added to explain something.
For example:
A: How's your pet budgie?
B: I'm afraid he dropped off his perch, so to speak.
'drop off one's perch' is a euphemism for dying, but this is a budgie so it might be misunderstood.
It's rather difficult to explain. 💦
In your sentence "cross that bridge" seems quite clear, so "so to speak" appears unnecessary to me.
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