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What does go out on a limb mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word go out on a limb? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To take a risk.
  2. (idiomatic) To hazard a guess.
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We've all been tempted to push the envelope, go out on a limb, do something maybe not quite right just to put ourselves over the top.
It is also obvious that few political leaders are now prepared to go out on a limb for free trade.
In this instance, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that while Meryl makes some good points, she is grasping at straws.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say I don't think the perpetrators were embittered citizens or teenage vandals.
And while my dreams are never easy to analyze, I'm going to go out on a limb here and analyze what that dog represented.
I'll go out on a limb and predict that the fence will only impede the Asian carp, not stop them.

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