live on the edge

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Meaning · English

To engage in risky or exciting behavior

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tham gia vào hành vi mạo hiểm hoặc thú vị

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: reside on the boundary
Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

He loves to live on the edge and go skydiving every weekend

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “live on the edge” mean?

To engage in risky or exciting behavior Literally: reside on the boundary

Is “live on the edge” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.