border on
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bordered on; bordering on; borders on
Definition of border on
1 : to have a border on (something) : to lie on a boundary of (something)
The area my ancestors come from borders on the Atacama Desert.
2 : to be very like (something) : to come very close to being (something)
The play's dialog borders on the ridiculous. an enthusiasm bordering on fanaticism
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