push (someone) over the edge
- push (someone) over the edge
- push/drive (someone) over the edge
if an unpleasant event pushes someone over the edge, it makes them start to behave in a crazy way.
She had been driven over the edge by the separation from her husband.
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push sb over the edge — push sb/sth over the edge ► to put someone or something into a difficult or dangerous situation: »As the number of house repossessions and bankruptcies increases, those already struggling with debt could be pushed over the edge. → See also… … Financial and business terms
push sth over the edge — push sb/sth over the edge ► to put someone or something into a difficult or dangerous situation: »As the number of house repossessions and bankruptcies increases, those already struggling with debt could be pushed over the edge. → See also… … Financial and business terms
drive (someone) over the edge — push/drive (someone) over the edge informal if an unpleasant event pushes someone over the edge, it makes them start to behave in a crazy way. She had been driven over the edge by the separation from her husband … New idioms dictionary
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