Example
“I may be out on a limb, but I believe the smaller prototype will perform better.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
batten down the hatches
Neutral · CEFR B2
to prepare yourself and your resources for an approaching difficult situation
give someone the slip
Neutral · CEFR B2
to escape or evade someone who is following or pursuing you
open the floodgates
Neutral · CEFR B2
To remove a restraint and allow something to increase rapidly, often beyond control.
stop at nothing
Neutral · CEFR B2
to pursue a goal without accepting any moral or practical limit
can of worms
Informal · CEFR B1
a complicated problem that causes trouble the moment it is touched
domino effect
Neutral · CEFR B1
a chain reaction in which one event triggers a series of similar events
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.