erg 成语

on the verge

close, nearly, almost doing it "Our baby is on the verge of talking. She said, ""Da-da."""

the tip of the iceberg

a small part of it, about one-tenth of it This invoice is only part of the debt - the tip of the iceberg.

the underground

the hidden actions of those who fight a law Some Canadians fought the GST through the underground.

tip of the iceberg

(See the tip of the iceberg)

abergaveny

London cockney rhyming slang for penny

Mossberg

popular brand of twelge gauge shotgun, used by the police

merge together

blend together（使）混和起来
The shadows slowly merge togeth er．阴影慢慢地合在了一起。
The painter tried to merge the colors together．画家试图把那几种颜色和起来。

on the verge of

near；close to快要；濒于
When I went into her room I found her on the verge of departure．当我走进她房间时，发现她正准备出发。
He was on the verge of bankruptcy．他濒临破产。

verge on

come close to接近
His manner verges on impoliteness．他的态度近乎不礼貌。
I'm afraid that his behaviour verges on madness．他的行为恐怕接近于发疯。

verge (up) on

come close to接近
His manner verges on impoliteness．他的态度近乎不礼貌。
I'm afraid that his behaviour verges on madness．他的行为恐怕接近于发疯。

be on the verge of|on the verge|on the verge of|ve

v. phr. To be about to do something; be very close to. We were on the verge of going bankrupt when, unexpectedly, my wife won the lottery and our business was saved.

everglade

everglade
the Everglades
large tract of subtropical marshland in S Fla.: c. 40 mi (65 km) wide

underground railroad

underground railroad
A secret network for moving and housing fugitives, as in There's definitely an underground railroad helping women escape abusive husbands. This term, dating from the first half of the 1800s, alludes to the network that secretly transported runaway slaves through the northern states to Canada. It was revived more than a century later for similar escape routes.

verge

verge
In addition to the idiom beginning with verge, also see on the verge of.