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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Is that what sent Edwards over the edge, to become a man who betrayed his SEAL brothers at the end of Terminal List season one?
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Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Brian Chesky, co-founder of Airbnb, called in to announce a $500,000 donation that helped push them over the edge.
—Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
His head spilled out over the edge.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
As a result, looming reductions to Medicaid funding could push these healthcare systems over the edge, according to Lawson.
—Rachael Dziaba, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025
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Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Brian Chesky, co-founder of Airbnb, called in to announce a $500,000 donation that helped push them over the edge.
—Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
His head spilled out over the edge.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
As a result, looming reductions to Medicaid funding could push these healthcare systems over the edge, according to Lawson.
—Rachael Dziaba, ABC News, 20 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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