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be on the verge of doing sth

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  • verge — verge1 [və:dʒ US və:rdʒ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: long pole , from Latin virga; from within the verge within the area controlled by someone who carried a pole as a sign of authority ] 1.) be on the verge of sth to be at the point …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • on the verge of something doing something — on/to the verge of sth/of doing sth idiom very near to the moment when sb does sth or sth happens • He was on the verge of tears. • They are on the verge of signing a new contract. • These measures brought the republic to the verge of economic… …   Useful english dictionary

  • to the verge of something doing something — on/to the verge of sth/of doing sth idiom very near to the moment when sb does sth or sth happens • He was on the verge of tears. • They are on the verge of signing a new contract. • These measures brought the republic to the verge of economic… …   Useful english dictionary

  • on the verge of of doing something — on/to the verge of sth/of doing sth idiom very near to the moment when sb does sth or sth happens • He was on the verge of tears. • They are on the verge of signing a new contract. • These measures brought the republic to the verge of economic… …   Useful english dictionary

  • to the verge of of doing something — on/to the verge of sth/of doing sth idiom very near to the moment when sb does sth or sth happens • He was on the verge of tears. • They are on the verge of signing a new contract. • These measures brought the republic to the verge of economic… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sail close to the wind — I sail close to (or near) the wind sail as nearly against the wind as possible ■ figurative come close to breaking a rule or the law; behave or operate in a risky way II sail close to (or near) the wind 1) Sailing sail as nearly against the wind… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tear — tear1 W3S3 [tıə US tır] n 1.) [C usually plural] a drop of salty liquid that comes out of your eye when you are crying ▪ The children were all in tears . ▪ She came home in floods of tears . ▪ I could see that Sam was close to tears . ▪ Bridget… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tear — 1 noun 1 (C) a drop of salty liquid that flows from your eye when you are crying: Tears just rolled down his face. | tear stained cheeks | (be) in tears (=crying): My wife actually broke down in tears telling me. | burst into tears (=suddenly… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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