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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As the trailer promises, those threats — whether of the high-flying, head-smashing, fiery, toothy or mysterious variety — will leave audiences on the edge of their seats, and holding onto their butts.
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Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
To watch this film is to be fully immersed in a learning experience, while teetering on the edge of your seat, with your heart in your mouth.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Carpenter was the last artist of the show, and by the time the lineup began reaching its end, the entire crowd was on the edge of their seats.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Oct. 2025
At this decades-old psychiatric hospital on the edge of the Tennessee River, an intense storm could submerge the building in 11 feet of water, cutting off all roads around the facility, according to a sophisticated computer simulation of flood risk.
—CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
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Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
To watch this film is to be fully immersed in a learning experience, while teetering on the edge of your seat, with your heart in your mouth.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Carpenter was the last artist of the show, and by the time the lineup began reaching its end, the entire crowd was on the edge of their seats.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Oct. 2025
At this decades-old psychiatric hospital on the edge of the Tennessee River, an intense storm could submerge the building in 11 feet of water, cutting off all roads around the facility, according to a sophisticated computer simulation of flood risk.
—CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
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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 20 Oct. 2025.
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