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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The Cardinals helping push the Cubs over the edge on their way to October just doesn’t seem to be a likely scenario.
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Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 2 May 2025
To avoid tumbling over the edge, the director leans on grimness.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
And that’s a testament to how far Tim Robinson is willing to push a character — right over the edge.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
Institutions of higher education are facing an enrollment cliff, and Latinos are seen as a way to delay falling over the edge.
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 2 May 2025
To avoid tumbling over the edge, the director leans on grimness.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
And that’s a testament to how far Tim Robinson is willing to push a character — right over the edge.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
Institutions of higher education are facing an enrollment cliff, and Latinos are seen as a way to delay falling over the edge.
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for over the edge
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“Over the edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20edge. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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