“the edge of”

The following 3 entries include the term the edge of.

on the edge of a precipice

phrase

: very close to a bad or dangerous situation

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on the edge of

phrase

: very close to (something)

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on the edge of one's seat

phrase

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

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