go out on a limb

English

It has been requested that this entry be merged with out on a limb⁽⁺⁾.

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)

(idiomatic) To take a risk.
He doesn't want to go out on a limb, but he really should give it a try.
(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.