on the brink of

English

Preposition

on the brink of

1. Very nearly; imminent; close.

   The old building seemed to be on the brink of collapse.

Translations

very near to

• Bulgarian: на прага на (na praga na)
• Czech: na pokraji, na hraně
• Danish: på vippen
• Finnish: partaalla
• Greek: στο χείλος (sto cheílos)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latin: futurus sum
• Portuguese: à beira de
• Russian: на гра́ни (na gráni)
• Spanish: a borde, al borde

See also

• on the verge of
• on the point of