GO OUT ON A LIMB

Meaning of GO OUT ON A LIMB in English

promise too much, risk, take a chance

Don't go out on a limb. Don't say the company will pay for it.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

GO OUT ON A LIMB — promise too much, risk, take a chance Don't go out on a limb. Don't say the company will pay for …
English Idioms vocab
GO OUT ON A LIMB — expr infml If he had gone out on a limb like that he would come through all right — Если уж …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
GO OUT ON A LIMB — expr infml If he had gone out on a limb like that he would come through all right — Если …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
GO OUT ON A LIMB — limb, go out on a expr infml If he had gone out on a limb like that he would come …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
GO OUT ON A LIMB — If he had gone out on a limb like that he would come through all right — Если уж он …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIMB — I. ˈlim noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lim, from Old English; akin to Old Norse limr member of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GO — I. (|)gō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _gə or +V _gəw verb ( went (|)went ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OUT — /owt/ , adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIMB — limb 1 — limbless , adj. /lim/ , n. 1. a part or member of an animal body distinct from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OUT — I. ˈau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIMB — I. ˈlim noun Etymology: Middle English lim, from Old English; akin to Old Norse limr limb and perhaps to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OUT — vt to come out with; to make known. 2. out ·vi to come or go out; to get out or …
Webster English vocab
LIMB — vt to supply with limbs. 2. limb ·noun a border or edge, in certain special uses. 3. limb ·noun an …
Webster English vocab
GO — noun a glass of spirits. 2. go ·noun act; working; operation. 3. go ·p.p. gone. 4. go ·noun noisy merriment; …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIMB — [limb] n [ME lim, fr. OE; akin to ON limr limb and perh. to OE lith limb] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GO — [go] vb went ; gone ; go.ing ; goes [ME gon, fr. OE gan; akin to OHG gan to go, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIMB — / lɪm; NAmE / noun 1. an arm or a leg; a similar part of an animal, such as a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GO — / gəʊ; NAmE goʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( goes / gəʊz; NAmE goʊz/ went / went; NAmE / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIMB — limb /lɪm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: lim ] 1 . out on a limb …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIMB — n. 1 Astron. a a specified edge of the sun, moon, etc. (eastern limb; lower limb). b the graduated edge …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIMB — n. 1 any of the projecting parts of a person's or animal's body used for contact or movement. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIMB — n. 1 Astron. a a specified edge of the sun, moon, etc. (eastern limb; lower limb). b the graduated edge …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIMB — n. 1 any of the projecting parts of a person's or animal's body used for contact or movement. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1. away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Oxford English vocab
LIMB — 1. n.1 any of the projecting parts of a person's or animal's body used for contact or movement. 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIMB — ( limbs) 1. Your limbs are your arms and legs. She would be able to stretch out her cramped limbs …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIMB — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES hind legs/feet/quarters/limbs risk life and limb (= risk your life and health ) ▪ Why …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIMB — [noun] [C] - an arm or leg of a person or animal, or a large branch of a treeThe accident …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LIMB — n. 25B6; noun his sore limbs : ARM, LEG, appendage; archaic member. the limbs of the tree : BRANCH, bough. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GO — n. 25B6; verb he's gone into town : MOVE, proceed, make one's way, advance, progress, pass; walk, travel, journey; poetic/literary …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OUT — 1. aʋt n 1. (the outs) pl парл. разг. оппозиция the ins and the outs - правительственная партия и оппозиция …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LIMB — 1) круговая шкала с делениями, лимб 2) лесн. ветвь первого порядка 3) сук; сучок; ветвь || обрезать (обрубать) сучья 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
LIMB — 1) круговая шкала с делениями, лимб 2) лесн. ветвь первого порядка 3) сук; сучок; ветвь || обрезать (обрубать) сучья 4) ветвь (в теории …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
OUT — 1) внешний 2) выключенный 3) наружный • back drill out — вынимать сверло balance out and emf — компенсировать эдс be drawn out of meridian — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LIMB — 1) ветка 2) деталь 3) колено 4) лимб 5) неподвижный диск с делениями в угломерном приборе 6) сук • - artificial limb - forbidden limb - limb of tree
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

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