på vippen

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Swedish

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Etymology

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på (“on”) +‎ vippen (an ad-hoc nominalization of vippa, in the definite singular)

Adverb

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på vippen (not comparable)

  1. very close, on the verge of, on the brink of
    Vi var på vippen att ge upp
    We were very close to surrendering

See also

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References

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