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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But, the woman said her mother has not listened, and a recent occurrence was the final straw that set her over the edge.
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Nicholas Rice, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Plants will spread to 2 feet wide and spill over the edge of containers.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
The eponymous podcast host has grown angrier over the last few weeks, but Wednesday’s events (March 25) may have sent him over the edge.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 27 Mar. 2025
One of the pieces of meat doesn’t quite make it into her throat and flops over the edge of her jaw into the water in her habitat.
—Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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Nicholas Rice, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Plants will spread to 2 feet wide and spill over the edge of containers.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
The eponymous podcast host has grown angrier over the last few weeks, but Wednesday’s events (March 25) may have sent him over the edge.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 27 Mar. 2025
One of the pieces of meat doesn’t quite make it into her throat and flops over the edge of her jaw into the water in her habitat.
—Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Over the edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20edge. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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