on the edge

Idioms  

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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Example Sentences

The Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, on the edge of Beirut's southern suburbs, has witnessed the twists and turns of Lebanon's troubled history.

From Barron's

With her back to me, she’s seated on the edge of the dock.

From Literature

He sat on the edge of her bed and placed a gentle, weathered hand on her blanketed leg.

From Literature

I lean forward and rest my forehead on the edge of the desk and breathe.

From Literature

We’re sitting shoulder to shoulder on the edge of Mr. Harris’s bed — now her mom’s bed.

From Literature

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