what is the meaning of the idiom to go out on a limb?
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(idiomatic) To take a risk. He doesn't want to go out on a limb, but he really should give it a try. (idiomatic) To hazard a guess. I'm going to go out on a limb here.
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noun. 1A way out, especially of a public building, room, or passenger vehicle. ... 'Sam turned on her heel and walked the other way, towards the rear exit of the building. '
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The phrase to do something in cold blood is an idiomatic expression that means to do something without feeling or with cruel intent. This idiom is frequently used to talk about a crime.
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verb (used without object), bopped, bop·ping. Slang. to move, go, or proceed (often followed by on down): Let's bop on down to the party.
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A snake in the grass is an idiom that extends back into antiquity. An idiom is a word, group of words or phrase that has a figurative meaning that is not easily deduced from its literal meaning. ... A snake in the grass may be a sneaky person who appears harmless or even friendly but in fact, is treacherous.
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Something vaulted or arched. Leaping upward or over. Reaching too far; exaggerated: his vaulting ambition. Employed in leaping over: a vaulting pole.
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lose one's nerve. Become frightened or timid, lose courage. For example, I wanted to ski down the expert slope but then I lost my nerve. This expression employs nerve in the sense of “courage or boldness.” [ Early 1900s]
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Verb. (third-person singular simple present jumps someone's bones, present participle jumping someone's bones, simple past and past participle jumped someone's bones) (idiomatic, slang) to have sex.
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Hit the road: to leave (especially to go home); to depart on a journey (especially to travel to a place by car). Notes: The guy in the photo is hitting (banging) a sledge hammer into the road. He's making a big hole in the road. That's a literal meaning of the idiom.
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If someone is wearing tails, they are wearing a formal jacket which has two long pieces hanging down at the back. 4. verb. To tail someone means to follow close behind them and watch where they go and what they do. [informal]
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Meaning: The phrase 'costs an arm and leg' is used to describe anything that is considered to be extremely expensive or excessively pricey. If a person thinks the cost of something is unreasonably high, they might use this common idiom to describe the price.
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The act of eating out, or eating (someone) out, means performing oral sex on another's vagina or, occasionally, anus.
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"a man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it." ― Sador, on fleeing battle only to lose his leg by accident.
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If someone physically moves or stretches a part of your body, such as your leg, this is called passive range of motion. In this situation, a caregiver or physical therapist is there to assist with joint exercises if you find it hard or can't make any effort.
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with bells on. US informal. To do something or go somewhere with bells on is to do it or go there eagerly: "Are you coming to Paul's tonight." "Sure, I'll be there - with bells on." Exciting and interesting.
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n exeunt They go out: a word used in the text of plays to denote that point in the action at which two or more actors leave the stage.
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An amputation is the surgical removal of part of the body, such as an arm or leg.