bridge the gap

Verb

 * 1)  To serve as or create a connection between disconnected or disparate things.
 * 2) * 2013, Phil McNulty, "Aston Villa 2-1 Bradford (3-4)", BBC Sport, 22 January 2012:
 * The Bantams bridged the gap between the bottom division of English league football and the Premier League to secure a place at Wembley, despite a 2-1 second-leg defeat.
 * 1) * 2013, Phil McNulty, "Aston Villa 2-1 Bradford (3-4)", BBC Sport, 22 January 2012:
 * The Bantams bridged the gap between the bottom division of English league football and the Premier League to secure a place at Wembley, despite a 2-1 second-leg defeat.

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