on the verge of
idiom
: at the point when (something) is about to happen or is very likely to happen
The company was on the verge of going bankrupt.
The child was on the verge of tears.
We were on the verge of divorce.
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One of the pioneers in visual effects and animation is on the verge of collapse.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
Now in Season 3, another family patriarch on the verge of ruin – this time, financial – also gets yelled at on a phone call, and the person on the other end of the line is another surprise voice cameo by an Academy Award-winning supporting actor.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Harrison Ford plays Jacob Dutton of the central Dutton family, whose ranch is on the verge of being taken away.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
Recent quarterly growth readings have also been teetering on the verge of a technical recession, which has so far been narrowly avoided.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
Now in Season 3, another family patriarch on the verge of ruin – this time, financial – also gets yelled at on a phone call, and the person on the other end of the line is another surprise voice cameo by an Academy Award-winning supporting actor.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Harrison Ford plays Jacob Dutton of the central Dutton family, whose ranch is on the verge of being taken away.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
Recent quarterly growth readings have also been teetering on the verge of a technical recession, which has so far been narrowly avoided.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
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“On the verge of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20verge%20of. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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