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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Taking flight from the fires in L.A., they were met with temperatures that teetered on the verge of single digits in the Big Apple.
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Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025
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The series followed the lives of eight families who were on the verge of being deported.
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Now, the two-story, 1.1-million-square-foot mall is on the verge of being sold to Hull Property Group based in Augusta, Georgia.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2025
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Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025
After years of false starts, his vision for statewide voucher expansion is on the verge of becoming law.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
The series followed the lives of eight families who were on the verge of being deported.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025
Now, the two-story, 1.1-million-square-foot mall is on the verge of being sold to Hull Property Group based in Augusta, Georgia.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 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 6 Feb. 2025.
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