teetering on the brink/edge of
idiom
: close to being in a specified state or condition
The countries are teetering on the brink of war.
The bird is teetering on the edge of extinction.
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Their young son, now the sole heir, faces the daunting task of ruling a kingdom teetering on the edge of collapse.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
That’s a big deal to a Timberwolves team teetering on the edge of contention.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2025
The indictment describes an enterprise constantly teetering on the edge of failure as the Beckmans allegedly solicited and obtained investments via false financial documents that dramatically overstated company sales, profit and bank balances.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Video captured a New York City bus teetering on the edge of an overpass after a bus driver lost control and skidded into a wall, according to officials.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
That’s a big deal to a Timberwolves team teetering on the edge of contention.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2025
The indictment describes an enterprise constantly teetering on the edge of failure as the Beckmans allegedly solicited and obtained investments via false financial documents that dramatically overstated company sales, profit and bank balances.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Video captured a New York City bus teetering on the edge of an overpass after a bus driver lost control and skidded into a wall, according to officials.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
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