What does "hover on the periphery" mean in "I hovered on the periphery of being one of them."?
Does it mean that I almost joined them?

Questions 2:
2) Does "binding outfit" means "tight outfit"?

Questions 3:
3) What does "stoke" mean in "some drake of dumb luck"?

Question

What does "hover on the periphery" mean in "I hovered on the periphery of being one of them."?
Does it mean that I almost joined them?

Questions 2:
2) Does "binding outfit" means "tight outfit"?

Questions 3:
3) What does "stoke" mean in "some drake of dumb luck"?

Answer

Hover on the Periphery - It can mean not wanting or not being able to be fully accepted by the crowd or not wanting or being able to be one of the main players. It suggests being hesitant, uncertain, slow to take action.

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close to being / almost / near being