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on a limb

See: OUT ON A LIMB.

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[out on a limb] {adv. phr.} With your beliefs and opinions openly stated; in a dangerous position that can't be changed. * /The president went out on a limb and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

limb

[limb] See: [OUT ON A LIMB]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[stick out] {v.} 1a. To stand out from a wall or other surface; project; extend. * /The limb stuck out from the trunk of the tree./ 1b. To be seen […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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