over the edge
idiom
: into a mental or emotional state that makes someone completely lose control
His friends worried that the news might send/drive/push him over the edge.
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Our resident box office expert Nancy theorized earlier this week that a swell of nationalist pride, which included some local companies giving their staff the day off to see the film, ultimately pushed the pic over the edge.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Natalie Krebs/Iowa Public Radio Experts say the problem has been building for a while, but the impacts of the pandemic accelerated the shortages by pushing many doctors over the edge into early retirement or other fields.
—Natalie Krebs, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
The key swing vote putting Kennedy over the edge was Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., a physician who fell in line with the Republican majority and voted for Kennedy despite raising reservations about Kennedy's position on vaccines.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Scientists worry that this latest blow, depending on the fire’s severity, could push them over the edge to endangered.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Natalie Krebs/Iowa Public Radio Experts say the problem has been building for a while, but the impacts of the pandemic accelerated the shortages by pushing many doctors over the edge into early retirement or other fields.
—Natalie Krebs, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
The key swing vote putting Kennedy over the edge was Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., a physician who fell in line with the Republican majority and voted for Kennedy despite raising reservations about Kennedy's position on vaccines.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Scientists worry that this latest blow, depending on the fire’s severity, could push them over the edge to endangered.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Over the edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20edge. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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