on the edge of Idiome

on the edge of one

nervously and excitedly waiting I have been on the edge of my seat all day while waiting for the contest to begin.

on the edge of your seat

very interested in a movie, feeling suspense in a story The movie The Firm will have you on the edge of your seat.

on the edge of

1．on the verge of在…边缘
Don't put the glass on the edge of the table．不要把玻璃杯放在桌边上。
2．near；close to快要
He is on the edge of bankruptcy．他濒临破产。
Worn out， he was already on the edge of sleep．他累极了，快要睡着了。

on the bend of (something)

Very abutting to accomplishing article or of accepting some approaching accident happen, abnormally that which is bad or disastrous. The aggregation is still accomplishing business, but anytime back the recession hit, they've been ambiguous on the bend of closing down. The aggregation are so affronted by the cuts to their pay that anybody is on the bend of mutiny.Learn more: edge, of, on

*on the edge

Fig. actual afraid and about to become distraught; on the border of acceptable irrational. (*Typically: be ~; alive ~. Learn added on edge.) After the abhorrent contest of the aftermost week, we are all on the edge.Learn more: edge, on

on the edge

1. In a ambiguous position; also, in a accompaniment of agog excitement, as from crisis or risk. For example, When the banal bazaar crashed, their accomplished approaching was on the edge, or Skydivers acutely charge adore active on the edge.
2. on the bend of. On the point of accomplishing something, as in He was on the bend of acceptable the acclamation back the sex aspersion broke. [c. 1600] Both def. 1 and 2 allude to the crisis of falling over the bend of a precipice. Learn more: edge, on

on the edge

1. In a ambiguous position.
2. In a accompaniment of agog excitement, as from crisis or risk: "the action of combat, of active on the edge" (Nelson DeMille).Learn more: edge, on

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on the edge of Idiome

on the edge of one

on the edge of your seat

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*on the edge

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