This explains why this idiom is associated with various types of risk taking, including risk by assuming something without all the facts or by trying to help another person at oneâs own possible detriment. This expression was first used by as early as the late 1800s. Examples of To Go Out On a Limb
In elderly individuals, amyloid protein deposits along the blood vessels can cause the vessel wall to weaken leading to a hemorrhagic stroke. Cocaine or drug abuse can weaken blood vessels and lead to bleeding in the brain. Some prescription drugs can also increase the risk of brain hemorrhage.
Photo Credit Medioimages/Photodisc/Photodisc/Getty Images. A brain bleed is a medical emergency that occurs when you have head trauma or suffer a stroke. Brain bleeds can occur within your brain (intracranial hemorrhage) or on the outer portions of your brain (subarachnoid hemorrhage).