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Possibly a (woodsy) proverb say of Daniel Boone or Boy Scouts, a limb being an unsafe support for, say an iprovised swing. Has a backwoods twang. Also a book title by Shirley Maclaine, the actress turned psychic.
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∙ 12y agoThis expression means to take a chance, to take a risk. "Although I know you really believe in this project, let me go out on a limb and suggest a different way of doing it." (It refers to the limb of a tree-- to climb onto it, even though the branch might be fragile and you might fall.)
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