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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Patients lie face down with their feet dangling over the edge of the examination table.
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Matt Villano, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
That’s when Connor allegedly leaned in and delivered the comment that pushed her over the edge.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
When baked, the eggs make the filling puff up and over the edge of the dish.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025
Apparently this is what sent him over the edge.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 16 Nov. 2025
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Matt Villano, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
That’s when Connor allegedly leaned in and delivered the comment that pushed her over the edge.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
When baked, the eggs make the filling puff up and over the edge of the dish.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025
Apparently this is what sent him over the edge.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 16 Nov. 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 Dec. 2025.
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