Le pont

un pont = a bridge
un pont also designates a long week-end, including days between a public holiday and a weekend. E.g. Yesterday was a holiday in France, so if you take today off you would say "Je fais le pont"
il coulera beaucoup d'eau sous les ponts avant que… = it will be a long time before… (literally a lot of water will flow under the bridge before...)
faire un pont d'or à quelqu'un = to offer someone a large sum (a "golden bridge") to accept a job