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go out on a limb

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  1. go out on a limbverb

    To take a risk.

  2. go out on a limbverb

    to hazard a guess

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of go out on a limb in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of go out on a limb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of go out on a limb in a Sentence

  1. Trump Jr.:

    I don't know. I'm gon na go out on a limb here and say if it was Donald Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin said that about, it'd be a slightly different response, did you ever think that maybe Vlad is thrilled to be negotiating against a dolt ?

  2. Daniel Domenech:

    I think the best guideline we can give school districts is to always go back to the issue of the safety of the students uppermost, if the safety of a student's involved and you are not necessarily sure whether the district has the authority to do it or not, well, you know what, go out on a limb at that point, because if you are talking about saving a student's life then you'd rather be safe than sorry.

  3. Frank Scully:

    Why not go out on a limb Isn't that where the fruit is

  4. Kenny Xu:

    The idea that this election is a sort of a white supremacist reaction is unbelievable because these voters voted for Joe Biden, you know, last year, so that means they switched, you know, and unless people are willing to go out on a limb and say, This is a White supremacist reaction to that, ’ that doesn't make any sense to me.

  5. Philip Alston:

    I think that if I go out on a limb.

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