borderline

/ˈbɔːdəlaɪn/ noun [no plural]

Translation

› the point where one feeling, quality, level, etc ends and another one begins

bir şeyin bitip diğerinin başladığı sınır çizgisi

My work was on the borderline between two grades.802

(Definition of borderline noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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