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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After several years of extreme hardship, the chats pushed Puerto Ricans over the edge.
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
Two young girls are letting their heads loll backwards over the edge of a jetty, rendering the pastoral vision behind them the wrong way up.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
The canine doesn't react in fear; the pup leans farther over the edge of the boat to get a closer look at the sizable creatures, almost pecking the whales on their massive mouths.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Emma Stone doesn’t seem like a gal who would be easily offended, but today W magazine pushed the ever-cool celebrity over the edge.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
Two young girls are letting their heads loll backwards over the edge of a jetty, rendering the pastoral vision behind them the wrong way up.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
The canine doesn't react in fear; the pup leans farther over the edge of the boat to get a closer look at the sizable creatures, almost pecking the whales on their massive mouths.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Emma Stone doesn’t seem like a gal who would be easily offended, but today W magazine pushed the ever-cool celebrity over the edge.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
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 2 Feb. 2026.
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