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 rise in popularity of women's basketball has been coming for years, but the emergence of multiple popular rookies in the WNBA has sent it over the edge.
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Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
While the market's initial reaction to the downgrade was relatively muted, a combination of fears of rising interest rates abroad and the impact from the budget bill sought by President Donald Trump sent bond investors over the edge Wednesday.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 19 May 2025
More than a thousand feet of the bridge collapsed, sending 35 people over the edge to their deaths.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
The Cardinals helping push the Cubs over the edge on their way to October just doesn’t seem to be a likely scenario.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
While the market's initial reaction to the downgrade was relatively muted, a combination of fears of rising interest rates abroad and the impact from the budget bill sought by President Donald Trump sent bond investors over the edge Wednesday.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 19 May 2025
More than a thousand feet of the bridge collapsed, sending 35 people over the edge to their deaths.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
The Cardinals helping push the Cubs over the edge on their way to October just doesn’t seem to be a likely scenario.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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“Over the edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20edge. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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