on a limb



(out) on a limb

Informal
In a difficult, awkward, or vulnerable position.
See also: limb, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zebedaios-Biblical Greek
Harvey['ha:vi]
Akram-Arabic
Jerome[dʒə'rəum]
ÉRica-Portuguese
DavidDAY-vid (English), dah-VEED (Jewish, Spanish), da-VEED (French), DAH-vit (German, Dutch), DAH-vid (Swedish, Norwegian), dah-VEET (Russian)English, Hebrew, French, Scottish, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, C