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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In 1998, Coldplay took their first step over the edge with Safety, their debut EP.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Video circulating on unofficial Ukrainian and Russian Telegram channels appeared to show one large ship snapped in two, with water spilling over the edge of the top deck of the vessel as choppy waves rocked it from side to side.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
These small details, according to The New York Post, were some of the many things that pushed the Mets over the edge in the Soto sweepstakes.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Moments later, the officer lifts the man – who appears unarmed and not applying any resistance - and pushes him over the edge.
—Abel Alvarado, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Video circulating on unofficial Ukrainian and Russian Telegram channels appeared to show one large ship snapped in two, with water spilling over the edge of the top deck of the vessel as choppy waves rocked it from side to side.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
These small details, according to The New York Post, were some of the many things that pushed the Mets over the edge in the Soto sweepstakes.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Moments later, the officer lifts the man – who appears unarmed and not applying any resistance - and pushes him over the edge.
—Abel Alvarado, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Over the edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20edge. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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