on the verge (of)
(also to the verge of)Definition
C2 If you are on the verge of something or come to the verge of something, you are very near to experiencing it: on the verge of collapse/success/tears/death/disaster/war Her husband's violent and abusive behaviour drove her to the verge of despair.AlmostMerely and barely
(Definition of on the verge (of) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- almost adverb
- as good as idiom
- as much as idiom
- be on the way to sth idiom
- border on sth phrasal verb
- close adjective, adverb (SIMILAR)
- going on adverb, preposition
- more or less idiom
- most determiner, pronoun, adverb
- near adverb, preposition
- near- prefix
- nearly adverb
- next adverb
- quasi- prefix
- scant adjective
- sub- prefix (NOT QUITE)
- the best/better part of idiom
- to/for all intents and purposes idiom
- virtual adjective (ALMOST)
- within striking distance idiom
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