build a bridge
idiom
: to establish a relationship (as to foster understanding and appreciation of cultural differences)
They hope to build a bridge between the two cultures.
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The city of Indianapolis now has the funding to build a bridge on the Nickel Plate Trail over Keystone Avenue at 49th Street, as the city continues construction on its portion of the trail.
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Nadia Scharf, The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2024
Pei says Nothing’s job is to build a bridge from the current systems to the next ones.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 5 June 2024
The federal government awarded the Texas Transportation Department $17.2 million in June 2023 to build a bridge over the tracks near Bonds Ranch Road and U.S. 287.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2024
To say that bike lanes should wait until there are sufficient numbers of riders asking for it is akin to waiting to build a bridge until a number of folks drive into the river.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2024
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Nadia Scharf, The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2024
Pei says Nothing’s job is to build a bridge from the current systems to the next ones.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 5 June 2024
The federal government awarded the Texas Transportation Department $17.2 million in June 2023 to build a bridge over the tracks near Bonds Ranch Road and U.S. 287.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2024
To say that bike lanes should wait until there are sufficient numbers of riders asking for it is akin to waiting to build a bridge until a number of folks drive into the river.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2024
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