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1 out on a limb
adj infmlPolicemen have always been very much out on a limb — Полицейские всегда, часто рисковали своей жизнью
Now her life is disrupted. She's left out on a limb — Жизнь у нее дала трещину, и она осталась одна со своими проблемами
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