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Definition live on the edge in British English

live on the edge phrase

phrase
1

to have a life with many dangers and risks, especially because you like to behave in an extreme and unusual way

Example

Despite the apparent respectability, he was a man who liked to live on the edge.

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Definition live on the edge in British English