live on the edge

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To have an adventurous or perilous lifestyle; to behave in a manner which creates risks for oneself. idiomatic
    — Your idea that murder is the objective correlative of spiritual death, a metaphor for our daily lives, is fascinating. Is living on the edge thrilling and an interesting way to live?
  2. To be caught in an economic or societal situation which one did not choose, which threatens one's well-being or life, and which causes distress. idiomatic
    — Any yet what we are talking about today is a threat to life, for 36 million very important Americans living on the margin so to speak, living on the edge, certainly, and living in wonderment as to whether or not they are going to be treated fairly in this process.

词形变化

to live on the edge canonical lives on the edge present,singular,third-person living on the edge participle,present lived on the edge participle,past lived on the edge past
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