The phrase "borders on arrogance" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to describe behaviors or actions that are close to being arrogant, but not quite crossing the line. Example: "His constant need for attention and praise borders on arrogance."
The president's leadership style is one of disengagement, disdain for the political fray and an aloofness that borders on arrogance.
His self-assurance still borders on arrogance.
Obviously, she needs allies, but a disdain for deal-making that borders on arrogance has so far prevented her from getting them.That is not her only shortcoming.
Most of the prime-time male chefs on the Food Network have this edgy New York manner that borders on arrogance.
Its star was John Travolta, an actor with an extraordinary amount of physical confidence (so much so that it borders on arrogance) and an actor who initially found stardom in musicals like "Saturday Night Fever" and "Grease" in the late 1970's when the form was considered moribund.
China seems to have digested one already: that the swagger, bordering on arrogance, with which Chinese officials were throwing their weight around in the region and in the West in the depths of the financial crisis created unnecessary alarm.
He had an honesty that bordered on arrogance.
But as Wednesday showed, there is a belief, bordering on arrogance, in Bayern Munich now.
"They are obviously very intelligent, and have this confidence bordering on arrogance.
It is that sensitivity bordering on arrogance, human rights advocates say, that contributes to his animus against the news media.
Technical brilliance, laser focus on business analytics, self-confidence bordering on arrogance and the willingness to work 80-hour weeks are hallmarks of successful Silicon Valley executives.
