on the threshold of

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on the threshold of something

near the beginning of something Tyler is on the threshold of becoming a very successful singer.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of threshold (the part of the floor at the entrance to a room or building)

See also: threshold

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Finding it so directly on the threshold of our narrative, which is now about to issue from that inauspicious portal, we could hardly do otherwise than pluck one of its flowers, and present it to the reader. The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context young Spring Lies on the threshold of maternity, And still he comes not. A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context Beaufort was receiving on the threshold of the crimson drawing-room. The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context			on the road to recovery on the rocks on the ropes on the run on the safe side on the same page on the same wavelength on the sauce on the scene on the scrap heap on the shelf on the side on the side of the angels on the sidelines on the skids on the sly on the spot on the spur of the moment on the stand on the stick on the street on the strength of on the stump on the table on the telephone on the threshold of on the throne on the tip of tongue on the town on the trail on the trot on the verge on the verge of on the wagon on the waiting list on the wane on the warpath on the watch on the way on the whole on the wing on the wrong side of on the wrong side of the law on the wrong track on the/ agenda on thin ice on time on tiptoe on tod on toes on top of			on the strength of on the strength of on the strength of on the strength of on the stroke on the stroke on the stroke on the stroke on the stump on the stump On the Sublime On the Sunday of Life on the surface on the surface on the surface on the surface on the table on the table on the table on the table on the table on the take on the take on the take on the take on the take On the tape on the tapis on the telephone On the Third Hand on the threshold of on the throne on the tip of (one's) tongue on the tip of (one's) tongue on the tip of (one's) tongue on the tip of tongue on the tip of tongue on the tip of tongue on the tip of tongue on the tip of tongue on the tip of tongue on the town on the town on the town on the town on the track of on the track of seeking on the trail on the trot on the upgrade on the upgrade on the upgrade on the upgrade on the upgrade On the Verge on the verge of on the verge of on the verge of at the very beginning of doing On the Vine On the volley on the waggon

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