go out on a limb

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      Verb

      go out on a limb (third-person singular simple present goes out on a limb, present participle going out on a limb, simple past went out on a limb, past participle gone out on a limb)

      1. (idiomatic) To take a risk.
        He doesn't want to go out on a limb, but he really should give it a try sometime.
      2. to hazard a guess
        I’m going to go out on a limb here. You’re together?

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      Last modified on 14 June 2013, at 15:48