on the edge en · ADP
Meanings
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In a precarious position, with one's resources nearly exhausted.
Our job as social workers is to help families on the edge.
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In a state of excitement due to taking risks.
You know, flying a chopper, a helicopter, it's just natural for me. Maybe... just a little exciting? Yes, man. It's great. There's nothing like it. It's on the edge.
1990, “Payback”, in Tour of Duty:living on the edge
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(with-of) With figurative or temporal proximity to (an event, state of mind, etc.).
on the edge of lunacy
The stock market was on the edge of collapse.
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Relateds
on the edge of one's seat · on edge · on the edge of
Synonyms
on the brink of (on the edge of) · on the verge of (on the edge of)
Translations (16)
pl na krawędzi (in a state of excitement due to risk) · pl na granicy (in a precarious position) · it sull'orlo (with figurative proximity to) · pl na krawędzi (in a precarious position) · it sul filo del rasoio (in a precarious position) · pl na krawędzi (with figurative proximity to) · pl na skraju (in a state of excitement due to risk) · pl na granicy (with figurative proximity to) · pt à beira de (with figurative proximity to) · es al borde (with figurative proximity to) · it sospeso a un filo (in a precarious position) · it in bilico (in a precarious position) · it sul filo del rasoio (in a state of excitement due to risk) · pl na skraju (in a precarious position) · pl na skraju (with figurative proximity to) · pl na granicy (in a state of excitement due to risk)