If you talk about a characteristic or situation bordering on something, usually something that you consider bad, you mean that it is almost that thing.
The atmosphere borders on the surreal.
= verge on
PHRASAL VERB: V P n
see also border 2
If you talk about a characteristic or situation bordering on something, usually something that you consider bad, you mean that it is almost that thing.
The atmosphere borders on the surreal.
= verge on
PHRASAL VERB: V P n
see also border 2
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012