This basically is a synonym for “a long shot”, or an overly ambitious plan.
The story behind it is that during WWII in 1944, the Allies came up with a plan (Operation Market Garden) to use paratroopers to secure three bridges over three key rivers behind enemy lines in The Netherlands. British forces would then rush forward across all three bridges to relieve the paratroopers, and later push into Germany itself.
It was an extremely ambitious plan. A British commander is alleged to have said “I think we may be going a bridge too far”, and he was right. The American airborne divisions were able to capture the first two bridges, and were relieved. But the British and Polish paratroopers at the third and final bridge at Arnhem were basically wiped out before tanks of the Irish Guards could punch through to reach them. Market Garden was an operational failure.
Person 1: “I’m going to try to finish the essay the morning it’s due.”
Person 2: “I think that’s a bridge too far buddy...”
“I think we may be going a bridge too far.”
— Lieutenant-General Frederick Browning
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1. A 1957 war film starring Alec Guinness.
2. An almost infeasibly perilous overpass, the crossing of which unconditionally necessitates death. Under no circumstances should any person attempt to cross this bridge. Any attempt to do so ranks as outright folly of the highest order. Basically lunacy. Alternative means of transit are strenuously advised and readily available, so there is really no need to attempt to traverse by this means. You have been warned.
1. Although it is widely acknowledged that Alec Guinness actually WAS Obi-Wan Kenobi, and that there IS such a thing as The Force, there is an urban legend which claims that he was in fact a mere actor who starred in such films as The Bridge on the River Kwai. Clearly this is utter pretense and I should know, as I myself happen to be a Jedi Knight.
2. "So did you hear about Superman?"
"Yeah, idiot thought that being more or less invincible, he could cross The Bridge on the River Kwai...clearly he was mistaken. Even I could have told him that"
"I always thought it would be kryptonite that got him in the end, but there's no accounting for some people's arrogance!"
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A sexual position for one male and two females, in which the male lies flat while giving oral sex to one female and vaginal sex to the other, and then the two females give high fives with both hands. The female equivalent of the Eiffel Tower.
"Women think it's condescending when guys Eiffel Tower them, but I still love it when chicks give me a Golden Gate Bridge."
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Jonas bridges is a 17 year old boy who is famous on YouTube/musically/younow/ and Instagram. He's a boy who spreads the words "stay Beautiful" and owns a clothing line called confidence. He's literally such a sunshine and we all love him with our entire hearts. He's really goofy in his own way but has a huge heart and has the most beautifulest smile, whoever hates on this boy can fight me.
“Stay Beautiful everyone” -Jonas bridges
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A bridging method in Minecraft that makes you never go outside in your shitty Minecraft based life.
Coolypoopy: Omg hes speed telly bridge-ing towards us!
Ffelle7: Leave the game or gae.
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When your lady drops a huge duece that won't flush and it takes two weeks of pissing on it to break it up.
I had to employ the Kemper bridge breaker when my left a huge turd in the toilet.
A bridge in Mobile, AL named the General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge, but known to as The Dolly Parton Bridge by locals and others because of it's boob shape.
We just crossed the Dolly Parton Bridge hehehe
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