Meanings
In reference to Operation Market Garden, Allied airborne military operation of 1944. General Roy E. Urquhart, in his 1958 memoir Arnhem, ascribed the phrase to general Frederick “Boy” Browning. It was popularized by being chosen as the title of Cornelius Ryan’s 1974 book on Operation Market Garden and the subsequent 1977 epic war film.
How to pronounce "a bridge too far":
AU
A step or action that is too ambitious; an act of overreaching.
Example Sentences
1
Asking her to donate her entire salary to the charity was a bridge too far.
2
The job offer required relocating to a faraway place, which was a bridge too far for him.
3
I enjoy challenges, but climbing Mount Everest is a bridge too far for me.
4
The professor's expectations for the research project were a bridge too far for most students.
5
He wanted her to quit her job and travel the world with him, but it was a bridge too far.
