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 filmmaker was embedded in the hospital during pre-production when a woman was brought in on the edge of death.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
These two potential futures balance on the edge of a knife: With only a month until Election Day, the two candidates remain deadlocked in the polls.
—Mythili Sampathkumar, refinery29.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Communities on the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains are left devastated; hundreds of people are missing, thousands are without power and many roads are impassable.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Driving the news: The skip will allow MARTA to install new flooring, new tactile warning strips on the edge of the platform and new joint benches and trash cans.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
These two potential futures balance on the edge of a knife: With only a month until Election Day, the two candidates remain deadlocked in the polls.
—Mythili Sampathkumar, refinery29.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Communities on the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains are left devastated; hundreds of people are missing, thousands are without power and many roads are impassable.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Driving the news: The skip will allow MARTA to install new flooring, new tactile warning strips on the edge of the platform and new joint benches and trash cans.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
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