I was supposed to give Greene a free hand, but I couldn't go out on a limb by having him knocking on someone's door and telling them they had a tree in pain.

我本该让格林自由行动，但我不能任由他敲开某户人家的房门，告诉这些陌生人他们家里的一棵大树正疼痛难忍，最终把我自己也拖下水。

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Relinquish the fear of looking soft and go out on a limb and affirm your partner FIRST.

放下恐惧，别认为这是软弱，首先去对你的爱人表示肯定吧。

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I'm going to go out on a limb and say you haven't for the sole purpose of you reading this article. Why is that?

我要去冒险并且说你不必了这是为了读这篇文章唯一的目的为什么是那样？

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But she warned that Republicans wanted a commitment (spell that money) from the coalition before they go out on a limb.

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The power of money makes it extremely difficult for politicians to go out on a limb.

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For the second prediction, they were invited to go out a bit on a limb.

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