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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That moment is, of course, when Abby shows up at the theater and shoots Jesse before turning her gun on Ellie and firing – with a nice little cut-to-black to leave viewers on the edge of their seat.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
United goalkeeper Altay Bayındır fumbled the ball on the edge of his area, allowing Villa forward Morgan Rogers to take possession and put the ball into the net.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Their bodies were found the next day on the edge of the Everglades.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2025
From the first minute, Amorim stood on the edge of his technical area, occasionally stepping outside it onto the touchline, barking orders, psychologically kicking and heading every ball.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
United goalkeeper Altay Bayındır fumbled the ball on the edge of his area, allowing Villa forward Morgan Rogers to take possession and put the ball into the net.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Their bodies were found the next day on the edge of the Everglades.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2025
From the first minute, Amorim stood on the edge of his technical area, occasionally stepping outside it onto the touchline, barking orders, psychologically kicking and heading every ball.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 22 May 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 2 Jun. 2025.
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