go out on a limb

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go out on a limb

if you go out on a limb, you state an opinion or you do something which is very different to most other people I don't think we're going out on a limb in claiming that global warming is a problem that must be addressed. Rob Thompson, the producer, admits the series is going out on a limb in that it is quite different to anything else currently on television.

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I am going to go out on a limb here and say having pride about something you have nothing to do with is stupid. Loved Ones by Taylor, Todd / Thrasher The company's unwillingness to go out on a limb with guidance prompted three analysts to downgrade Cogent shares, though all continue to be upbeat about the company's longer term prospects. Difficulty in timing contracts leads to hit for cogent shares by Crowe, Deborah / Los Angeles Business Journal And we'll go out on a limb to suggest that most residents of L. EDITORIAL HALL OF SHAME COUNTY SUPERVISORS PUT THEIR WANTS OVER ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) More results

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I am going to go out on a limb here and say having pride about something you have nothing to do with is stupid.

Loved Ones by Taylor, Todd / Thrasher

The company's unwillingness to go out on a limb with guidance prompted three analysts to downgrade Cogent shares, though all continue to be upbeat about the company's longer term prospects.

Difficulty in timing contracts leads to hit for cogent shares by Crowe, Deborah / Los Angeles Business Journal

And we'll go out on a limb to suggest that most residents of L.

EDITORIAL HALL OF SHAME COUNTY SUPERVISORS PUT THEIR WANTS OVER ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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