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A bridge too far 

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

A bridge too far 

Taking on more than you can likely achieve, particularly too many tasks.

While it can imply a long-shot, it connotes more an idea of striving to do more than can be achieved, rather than striving to do a thing that is unlikely to be successful.

The previous definition by "A solid cube of tungsten" had a good historical reference, but the particular example was not quite on point: "The story behind it is that during WWII in 1944, the Allies came up with a plan (Operation Market Garden)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."
Modified from the first example:
Person 1: “I’m going to try to finish the essay the morning it’s due, play a round of golf, and then ride my bike to school to drop it off.”
Person 2: “I think that’s a bridge too far buddy...
A bridge too far by DrJoel May 10, 2021

A bridge too far 

Sucking to hard on a prostitutes arse and getting shit in your mouth
Again I took the wrong turn too a bridge too far and the was no return

Yeet myself off a bridge

To yeet yourself off a bridge just means that u wanna die but in a cool way so to do that u say that your gonna yeet yourself of a bridge
John: hey dude what u wanna do today?
Dude: I wanna yeet myself off a bridge
John: ok cool have fun

YEET yourself off a bridge 

When you a simpin nigga cause you missing yo ex... so you wanna die but in a cool way
You ever wanna YEET yourself off a bridge??

burn a bridge 

cut off all ties in a relationship
when you burn a bridge you can't cross it again. to burn a bridge means to be completely done with something.
your bridges were burned
and now it's your turn
to cry, cry me a river
burn a bridge by mimi December 16, 2004
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