on the edge of
idiom
: very close to (something)
a species on the edge of extinction
The company was teetering on the edge of disaster/bankruptcy.
He was on the edge of saying something when the phone rang.
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The film composer sat on the edge of the stage, looking in a different direction.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
In the pulsating world of thriller fiction, pacing is the silent conductor, orchestrating a symphony of tension and release that keeps readers perched on the edge of their seats.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
Several East Austin Tejano families began to gather last year to pay homage to their ancestors on the edge of the segregated Oakwood Cemetery annex.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Oct. 2024
Although situated on the edge of downtown Klamath Falls, the Link River was, and probably still is, a little patch of semi-wilderness, teeming with wildlife such as huge pelicans which patrol its waters in search of food.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
In the pulsating world of thriller fiction, pacing is the silent conductor, orchestrating a symphony of tension and release that keeps readers perched on the edge of their seats.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
Several East Austin Tejano families began to gather last year to pay homage to their ancestors on the edge of the segregated Oakwood Cemetery annex.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Oct. 2024
Although situated on the edge of downtown Klamath Falls, the Link River was, and probably still is, a little patch of semi-wilderness, teeming with wildlife such as huge pelicans which patrol its waters in search of food.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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“On the edge of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20edge%20of. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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