go out on a limb

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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.

2. (idiomatic) To hazard a guess.

   I’m going to go out on a limb here. You’re together?

   • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Just go for it:

     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.

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