“the edge of”

The following 3 entries include the term the edge of.

on the edge of a precipice

idiom

: very close to a bad or dangerous situation

on the edge of

idiom

: very close to (something)

on the edge of one's seat

idiom

: watching or listening to something with great interest especially because one does not know what is going to happen


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