They will convince her or put her over the edge?

Posted by ESC May 12, 2004In reply to They will convince her or put her over the edge? posted by utah -fan on May 12, 2004

Hi there,

Where is the origin of "putting someone over the edge"? Is that similar to "pushing someone over the edge"?

best wishes,
Fuan-Jui

The image that is called up is a cliff. But I believe it refers to the edge, the border between sanity and insanity.

Merriam-Webster online:
Edge -- a point near the beginning or the end; especially : BRINK, VERGE. On the edge of disaster.