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OUT ON A LIMB definition: 1. having an opinion that is different from most people's and is unpopular: 2. having an opinion…. Learn more.
- Polski
OUT ON A LIMB definicja: 1. having an opinion that is...
- English
OUT ON A LIMB meaning: 1. having an opinion that is...
- Out Tray
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having an opinion that is different from most people's and...
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Vor 3 Tagen · out on a limb. phrase. If someone goes out on a limb, they do something they strongly believe in even though it is risky or extreme, and is likely to fail or be criticized by other people. They can see themselves going out on a limb, voting for a very controversial energy bill.
(informal) in a risky or difficult position because you are saying or doing something which does not have the support of other people: When he started that company, he really went out on a limb. It might have been a disaster. ♢ I seem to be out on a limb here. Does nobody agree with my idea?
: one of the projecting paired appendages (such as wings) of an animal body used especially for movement and grasping but sometimes modified into sensory or sexual organs. b. : a leg or arm of a human being. combat soldiers who had lost limbs. 2. : a large primary branch of a tree. 3. : an active member or agent. a limb of the law. 4.
In a difficult, awkward, or vulnerable position, as in I lodged a complaint about low salaries, but the people who had supported me left me out on a limb . This expression alludes to an animal climbing out on the limb of a tree and then being afraid or unable to retreat. [Late 1800s] Quiz.
out on a limb {adv} [idiom] allein auf weiter Flur [Redewendung] [ganz allein] She had left herself out on a limb. Sie hatte sich in eine schwierige Lage gebracht. idiom. to be out on a limb [idiom] exponiert sein. in einer prekären Lage sein. sich Akk. in einer prekären Lage befinden.
