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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The 45-year-old victim was walking near the corner of W. 82nd St. and Central Park West on the edge of the park around 5:55 p.m. Oct. 16 when the duo, both on bikes, approached him, according to police.
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
Hundreds protested Ozturk’s detention Wednesday night at a park on the edge of the Tufts’ campus, CNN affiliate WBZ reported.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
While wearing the look, Dunne sat on the edge of a rock wall beside tall palm trees.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The very last piece in the school’s master plan is a new chapel, planned for an empty lot on the edge of the King’s Quad.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
Hundreds protested Ozturk’s detention Wednesday night at a park on the edge of the Tufts’ campus, CNN affiliate WBZ reported.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
While wearing the look, Dunne sat on the edge of a rock wall beside tall palm trees.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The very last piece in the school’s master plan is a new chapel, planned for an empty lot on the edge of the King’s Quad.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 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 3 Apr. 2025.
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