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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The new lawsuit comes as the House settlement was already teetering on the brink of collapse, following a hearing last week in which U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken declined to grant preliminary approval.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
David Lynch, Bertrand Bonello, Elem Klimov and his wife Larisa Shepitko, who passed away way too young — these are filmmakers who were constantly teetering on the brink of making something terrible.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
Advertisement Up to that point, the Dodgers had been teetering on the brink of collapse.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024
Bing Guan | Reuters U.S. crude oil futures fell to a six-month low on Monday as equity markets sold off on fears the economy might be teetering on the brink of a recession.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
David Lynch, Bertrand Bonello, Elem Klimov and his wife Larisa Shepitko, who passed away way too young — these are filmmakers who were constantly teetering on the brink of making something terrible.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
Advertisement Up to that point, the Dodgers had been teetering on the brink of collapse.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024
Bing Guan | Reuters U.S. crude oil futures fell to a six-month low on Monday as equity markets sold off on fears the economy might be teetering on the brink of a recession.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024
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