guarded vs out on a limb

guarded

adj
  • Cautious; restrained. 

  • Watched over; supervised. 

  • When the practitioner formulating the opinion does not have enough information to know, or to foretell, what the outcome may be. 

out on a limb

phrase
  • In a risky, precarious, daring, or uncompromising position, especially one outside of the mainstream; vulnerable. 

How often have the words guarded and out on a limb occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )