over the edge

Idioms and Phrases

Insane, as in I think he's gone over the edge . This expression alludes to the edge of sanity. [1920s]

Example Sentences

"If I had lost that frame I don't know what I would have done - maybe given up. I was over the edge mentally."

From BBC

"I was dizzy with loneliness. I saw how easy it would be to step over the edge and simply disappear. For a few crazy minutes I couldn't imagine any other option. I did this five or six times," she said.

From Salon

"We would describe general practice as being on the precipice and, for a significant number of practices, this could push them over the edge," he said.

From BBC

But in the midst of a divorce, days away from what would have been my 10-year wedding anniversary that will now be just another Saturday, I worried that watching this movie that I had previously seen with such dewy, life-filled eyes during much happier points of my life would send me over the edge now that the grand finale future I'd envisioned for myself felt hopelessly out of reach.

From Salon

The family made it to safe ground, but their homes disappeared over the edge.

From BBC

Related Words

• demented
• insane
• mad
• unhinged