on the edge
English
Prepositional phrase
on the edge
- In a precarious position, with one's recourses nearly exhausted.
- Our job as social workers is to help families on the edge.
- In a state of excitement due to taking risks.
- living on the edge
- 1990, “Payback”, in Tour of Duty:
- You know, flying a chopper, a helicopter, it's just natural for me. Maybe... just a little exciting? Yes, man. It's great. There's nothing like it. It's on the edge.
- (with of) With figurative or temporal proximity to (an event, state of mind, etc.).
- The stock market was on the edge of collapse.
- on the edge of lunacy
Synonyms
on the edge of
- on the brink of
- on the verge of
Coordinate terms
- on the brink
- on the verge
Derived terms
- live on the edge
Related terms
- on edge
- on the edge of
- on the edge of one's seat
Translations
in a precarious position
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in a state of excitement due to risk
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with figurative proximity to
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Further reading
- “on the edge”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “on the edge”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Anagrams
- hedge-note