push (one) over the edge

push (one) over the edge

1. To cause one to commit to doing something they had been considering or close to doing for a long time. I tried to remain silent about my father's associations with the extremist group, but the events over the weekend have pushed me over the edge.
2. To cause one to suffer a mental breakdown. Following on the heels of her recent divorce, the death of her father pushed Kate over the edge.
See also: edge, over, push
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • drive (one) over the edge
  • be on the edge of (something)
  • teeter
  • teeter on the brink
  • teeter on the brink of (something)
  • teeter on the brink/edge of something
  • teeter on the edge of (something)
  • on the edge
  • on the edge of (something)
  • Are you doing anything (on a particular day)?