verge on
Verb
Meaning
verge on (third-person singular simple present verges on, present participle verging on, simple past and past participle verged on)
(transitive, idiomatic) To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something.
Bungee jumping verges on the insane, if you ask me.
Synonyms
Examples
Often we'll verge on embarrassing territory, a certain over-the-topness. But maybe that's just trying to unveil something that's inside all of us.
They verge on the realm of the confession- hovering on that vital line between the simply revelatory and consequently vulgar, and the honest statement that is moral and consequently dignified.
After a 16-54 start, the Twins were on the verge on becoming the worst team in MLB history.
Although he is well-meaning, Stan's behaviour can occasionally verge on being chauvinistic, believing that he should perform physical labour.
She could do with losing a few quotes about the joy of fiction, which verge on the sort of thing you’d read in a twee greeting card.
The horror of the fire’s relentless advance is viscerally evoked, although the details sometimes verge on unbearable.