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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.
(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?
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.
The phrase go out on a limb has two meanings: 1. Putting yourself in a risky or precarious situation in order to help someone. 2. Taking a wild guess at something. Example: Jordan’s friend asked: “Do you know which vegetable is my favorite?”
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.
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.
Meaning of Idiom ‘Out on a Limb’. To be out on a limb means to be in a situation where you lack support from other people; to be in a vulnerable or awkward position. 1, 2. This idiom can also have a more literal meaning, to climb out onto the limb of a tree where it is dangerous, as a child might.
