Close to, on the brink of, as in I was on the verge of calling the doctor when he suddenly got better, or Sara was on the verge of tears when she heard the news. This term uses verge in the sense of "the brink or border of something." [Mid-1800s]
| Idioms: on the verge of |
Close to, on the brink of, as in I was on the verge of calling the doctor when he suddenly got better, or Sara was on the verge of tears when she heard the news. This term uses verge in the sense of "the brink or border of something." [Mid-1800s]
| Shopping: on the verge of |
| verge (Idiom) | |
| verge-board (architecture) | |
| virge |
| How can I get Verge Cordless Phones to register with a Verge Base unit? | |
| How many animals are on the verge of extiction? | |
| 2 birds which are on verge of extinction? |
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