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Out on a limb

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Phrase
  1. 1
    In a risky, precarious, daring, or uncompromising position, especially one outside of the mainstream; vulnerable. figuratively, idiomatic, often

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:out on a limb."

Etymology

In reference to the risks of climbing out on the branch or limb of a tree.

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