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 15-year-old stands out, teetering on the edge of becoming overly oaky but pulling back just in time with rich notes of leather, tobacco, vanilla, and brown sugar.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
Woodward is accused of killing Bernstein while Bernstein, a student at the University of Pennsylvania, was home visiting his parents during a winter break and then burying his body in a shallow grave on the edge of a Lake Forest park.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
Woodward is accused of killing Bernstein while Bernstein, a student at the University of Pennsylvania, was home visiting his parents during a winter break and then burying his body in a shallow grave on the edge of a Lake Forest park.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 12 May 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 29 May. 2024.
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