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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John’s brand of music was on the edge of jazz.
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Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Chen recalled during a recent busy lunch hour at his San Francisco restaurant and bar, China Live, on the edge of the nation’s oldest Chinatown.
—Terry Tang, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
The 58-year-old actress shared a solo photo of herself on the edge of a bed, bathed in natural light, wearing an oversized pink sleep shirt and little else visible.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
An agonized woman, writhing and coughing and gnarled by disease, is found in a field on the edge of town.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Chen recalled during a recent busy lunch hour at his San Francisco restaurant and bar, China Live, on the edge of the nation’s oldest Chinatown.
—Terry Tang, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
The 58-year-old actress shared a solo photo of herself on the edge of a bed, bathed in natural light, wearing an oversized pink sleep shirt and little else visible.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
An agonized woman, writhing and coughing and gnarled by disease, is found in a field on the edge of town.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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