Английский словарь американских идиом - out on a limb

{adv. phr.} With your beliefs and opinions openly stated; in a dangerous position that can't be changed. * /The president went out on a limb and supported a foreign aid bill that many people were against./ * /Grandfather went out on a limb before the summer was over and said that the next winter would be long and cold with many snowstorms./