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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Thomas dove in and swam with Malibu, popping up simultaneously from the water and resting their extremities — his arms, her fins — on the edge of the pool.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Only time will tell, but fans will be on the edge of their seats waiting for an update.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
After the August jobs report was released on Friday, Zandi told Fortune’s Eva Roytburg that the economy is on the edge of recession and may already be in one.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Auger-Aliassime played some of his best tennis since the early 2020s in the second and fourth sets, winning the former and having Sinner on the edge of going a break down for 3-1 in the latter, before the Italian escaped.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Only time will tell, but fans will be on the edge of their seats waiting for an update.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
After the August jobs report was released on Friday, Zandi told Fortune’s Eva Roytburg that the economy is on the edge of recession and may already be in one.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Auger-Aliassime played some of his best tennis since the early 2020s in the second and fourth sets, winning the former and having Sinner on the edge of going a break down for 3-1 in the latter, before the Italian escaped.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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