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Inglés. Español. go out on a limb v expr. figurative (say [sth] daring) jugársela v prnl. He went out on a limb when he asked his boss for a raise. ⓘ. Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Lo peor que podía pasar era que me dijera que no. Me la jugué, fui y le pedí un aumento... y me dijo que sí.
out on a limb. idiom. Add to word list. having an opinion that is different from most people's and is unpopular: She's going out on a limb in criticizing her own party leadership. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Liked, or not liked, by many people. acquire. an acquired taste idiom. anti-popular. be the new rock and roll idiom.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say we book him. Voy a jugármela y decir que lo procesen. Okay, I'll go out on a limb. Bueno, voy a ir por las ramas. Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. No tenga miedo de salir en una extremidad. You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.
out on a limb. idiom. Add to word list. having an opinion that is different from most people's and is unpopular: She's going out on a limb in criticizing her own party leadership. SMART Vocabulary: palabras y expresiones relacionadas. Liked, or not liked, by many people. acquire. an acquired taste idiom. anti-popular. be the new rock and roll idiom
out on a limb. Add to word list. on one’s own and in a dangerous or disadvantageous position. en peligro. He’s out on a limb as regards this issue – not many people are going to support his extreme position. (Traducción de out on a limb del Diccionario PASSWORD Inglés-Español © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd) Ejemplos de out on a limb. out on a limb.
The phrase go out on a limb has two meanings: 1. Putting yourself in a risky or precarious situation in order to help someone. 2. Taking a wild guess at something. Example: Jordan’s friend asked: “Do you know which vegetable is my favorite?”
Definition: To make a large assumption; to risk one’s safety or comfort in an effort to do something positive. Origin of To Go Out On a Limb. This idiom most likely developed from the practice of climbing trees, in which the farther away from the trunk (or, in other words, the further out on the limb) that a person went, the more dangerous it was.
