on the fringe
on the fringe
1. At or in the periphery of something or some place. Our offices are on the fringe of the city, where rent isn't quite so high. There are still some tribes on the fringe of the forest that have never made contact with the outside world.
2. Outside of or not favored by the mainstream population; unconventional, radical, or extreme. He's a really smart guy, but some of his ideas are really on the fringe. I've just found that the most interesting art these days is found on the fringe.
See also: fringe, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
on the fringe
1. Lit. at the outer boundary or edge of something. He doesn't live in the city, just on the fringe.
2. Fig. at the extremes of something, typically political thought. He is way out. His political ideas are really on the fringe.
See also: fringe, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- low rent
- low-rent
- for rent
- rent
- out (of) the corner of (one's) eye
- out of the corner of eye
- out of the corner of one's eye
- out of the corner of your eye
- pay your money and take your choice
- (you) pay your money and take your choice