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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

on the brink en · X

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of on the brink of.
  2. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of on the edge.
    • Germany is a nation on the brink. On Tuesday, perhaps unwittingly, a handful of members of parliament decided to see how much further they could push it. 2025 May 7, Mark Sappenfield, “Merz wins in vote that reveals the challenges ahead for Germany”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
    • Bobbery's on the brink, ain't he, mate? I 'oped he'd pull through, but... 2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube:
    • Rich countries must sign a “historic pact” with the poor on the climate, or “we will be doomed”, the UN secretary-general, António Guterres, has warned, as a deepening gulf between the developed and developing world has put climate talks on the brink. 2022 November 4, Fiona Harvey, “UN chief warns ‘we will be doomed’ without historic climate pact”, in The Guardian:

Coordinates

on the edge · on the verge