They hope to 'build a bridge' between the two cultures. [=they hope to help the people in the two cultures understand each other]
I don't know how we'll pay the bills if you quit your job, but 'we'll cross that bridge when we come to it'.
We had our differences in the past, but that's all 'water under the bridge' now.
(..) and a few sheets of paper. l love waking up in the morning not knowing what's gonna happen... ..or who l'm gonna meet, where l'm gonna wind up. The other night l slept under a bridge. Now l'm on the grandest ship in the world... ..having champagne with you fine people. l figure life's a gift (..)1997 Titanic