on the verge

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on the verge (of doing something) and on the verge of something

at the very beginning of doing something; just about to do something. Bill was on the verge of leaving town when he found a job. Susan was on the verge of laughter, so she left the lecture hall.

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I have been to Paris a hundred times, and it never fails to give me a thrill of excitement; I can never walk its streets without feeling myself on the verge of adventure. Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context She caught herself on the verge involuntarily of pressing his hand that held hers. The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context "I tell you we are on the verge of the unknown," he insisted. The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context More results

? References in classic literature

I have been to Paris a hundred times, and it never fails to give me a thrill of excitement; I can never walk its streets without feeling myself on the verge of adventure.

Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

She caught herself on the verge involuntarily of pressing his hand that held hers.

The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context

"I tell you we are on the verge of the unknown," he insisted.

The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context

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