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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Here’s your excuse to invite your friends over tonight and gather around the big screen: Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Penn State Nittany Lions will be going toe to toe in a game that’s sure to have everyone on the edge of their seats.
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Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 9 Jan. 2025
Brianne Howey says season 3 of Ginny & Georgia has her on the edge of her seat!
—Esther Kang, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
The federal government is no stranger to lawsuits gumming up the works of Everglades restoration projects, but the latest suit has a novel approach: that a decade’s worth of construction on the edge of the glades will infringe on the religious freedom of local Buddhists.
—Lauren Costantino and, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
The cemetery sat on the edge of a cliff, overlooking a long valley filled with swift-moving clouds.
—Jordan Salama, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 9 Jan. 2025
Brianne Howey says season 3 of Ginny & Georgia has her on the edge of her seat!
—Esther Kang, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
The federal government is no stranger to lawsuits gumming up the works of Everglades restoration projects, but the latest suit has a novel approach: that a decade’s worth of construction on the edge of the glades will infringe on the religious freedom of local Buddhists.
—Lauren Costantino and, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
The cemetery sat on the edge of a cliff, overlooking a long valley filled with swift-moving clouds.
—Jordan Salama, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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