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    iowawriter Senior Member

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    Water and Bridges

    Discussion in 'Word Mechanics' started by iowawriter, Aug 31, 2020.

    This is driving me crazy.

    Is the old saying...

    It's all water over the bridge.

    Or

    It's all water under the bridge.

    Thanks.
     
    iowawriter, Aug 31, 2020
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    It's "under" the bridge.

    If water is flowing over the bridge, you have a serious problem with your bridge*.

    *Unless it's an aqueduct.
     
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    Yup. Under the bridge. As in something that has passed and is no longer important.
     
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    Not much of a bridge if the water is flowing over it.
     
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    under... or all water over the dam...
     
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    We'll burn that bridge when we come to it.
     
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    Like a bridge under troubled water.
     
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    the NVA used to build underwater bridges along the ho chi minh trail to try and hide them from American bombers... reading this thread i sort of visualise two Vietnamese regarding one of these constructions and saying "remember when the Americans used to bomb us... oh shh there's been lots of water over the bridge since then"
     
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    Like water under Jeff Bridges.
     
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    When it doubt, ngram it.
     
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    Thanks, everyone.:)
     
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