On the Edge
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on the edge
1.
In a precarious position; also, in a state of keen excitement, as from danger or risk. For example, When the stock market crashed, their whole future was on the edge, or Skydivers obviously must enjoy living on the edge.
2.
on the edge of. On the point of doing something, as in He was on the edge of winning the election when the sex scandal broke. [c. 1600] Both def. 1 and 2 allude to the danger of falling over the edge of a precipice.
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On the Edge
On the Edge may refer to:
In music:
- On the Edge (The Babys album)
- On the Edge (Iron Fire album)
- On the Edge (Northern Lights album)
- On the Edge (Sea Level album), an album by Sea Level
- On the Edge, an album by Jonny Blu
- "On the Edge", a song by Tokio Hotel from Scream
In film:
- On the Edge (film), a 2001 Irish film directed by John Carney
- On the Edge (1986 film), a film about the Dipsea Race starring Bruce Dern
- On the Edge (2001 TV film), a film in three parts, directed by Anne Heche, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Helen Mirren
- On the Edge (2002 film), a film starring Fred Williamson
- On the Edge (2006 film) (Hak bak do), a Hong Kong film starring Nick Cheung
In other uses:
- On the Edge (game), a collectible card game
- On the Edge (book), a nonfiction book by Dennis Tourish and Tim Wohlforth
- On the Edge: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore, a book by Brian Bagnall about Commodore International
- On the Edge (play), a play by Guy Hibbert, co-winner of the 1985 John Whiting Award
- On the Edge (TV series), a 1991 Hong Kong programme starring Sheren Tang
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