border on
Come close to
Border on means to come close to being something without quite reaching it, usually referring to qualities or states: His confidence borders on arrogance, The delay borders on the ridiculous.
The phrase suggests proximity to a threshold—not quite crossing over but close enough to invite the comparison.
- abutTouch at boundary
- adjoinShare a common edge
- verge onAlmost become something
- resembleAppear similar to
- smack ofSuggest slightly, hint at
approximate · be like · approach · impinge · teetering · neighbour · touch · echo · connect · near · contact · brink · cusp · edge · skirt · almost · match · threshold
border, borders, bordering, bordered, borderline, borderland, borderless, borderlands, borderlines