go out on a limb

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Definitions of go out on a limb words

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adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

speculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
stake — something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest.
attempt — If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success.
jeopardize — to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil: He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.
hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.

abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
aim — If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it.
design — When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
plan — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
scheme — a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.

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