Meaning of go out on a limb | Babel Free
Definitions
- To take a risk.
- To hazard a guess.
Examples
“He doesn't want to go out on a limb, but he really should give it a try.”
“Consenting Adult is probably worth watching, if only because it's not every day a TV movie is made about gay people. But don't expect too much. As long as groups like the Moral Majority have power, I doubt TV will be going out on much of a limb for us.”
“I’m going to go out on a limb here. You’re together?”
“We all see the way you stare at Kessia. From the way you two talk, it sounds like you knew each other on Kadara. I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess you came here for her.”
“Well, Kevin, as always, I appreciate you going way way out on a limb with these predictions and you know, it's making me wish that I had, you know, perhaps gone further out on a limb.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.