English Dictionary

live on the edge

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To have an adventurous or perilous lifestyle; to behave in a manner which creates risks for oneself.

日本語の意味

危険を冒す生き方をする / 冒険的な生活を送る / リスクを伴うライフスタイルを持つ

After quitting his corporate job, Marco decided to live on the edge, spending months traveling to remote places and trying extreme sports.

会社員を辞めた後、マルコは冒険的で危険な生活を送ることに決め、何ヶ月もかけて人里離れた場所を旅し、エクストリームスポーツに挑戦した。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To have an adventurous or perilous lifestyle; to behave in a manner which creates risks for oneself.

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?

意味（2）

(idiomatic) 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.

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.

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 ）