on the brink
101brink — n. at, on the brink (he teetered on the very brink of disaster; at the brink of war) * * * [brɪŋk] on the brink (he teetered on the very brink of disaster; at the brink of war) at …
102The Princess Diaries — This article is about the Meg Cabot novels. For the 2001 film, see The Princess Diaries (film). The Princess Diaries is a series of epistolary novels by Meg Cabot in the chick lit and young adult fiction genre, and the title of the first volume,… …
103brink — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ very VERB + BRINK ▪ be (poised) on, hover on, stand on, teeter on ▪ Scientists are on the brink of making a major new discovery …
104brink — [[t]brɪ̱ŋk[/t]] N SING: usu on/to/from the N of n If you are on the brink of something, usually something important, terrible, or exciting, you are just about to do it or experience it. Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse...… …
105brink — brinkless, adj. /bringk/, n. 1. the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water. 2. any extreme edge; verge. 3. a crucial or critical point, esp. of a situation or state beyond which success or catastrophe occurs: We were on the… …
106brink — noun 1 be on the brink of to be almost in a new and very different situation: Karl is on the brink of a brilliant acting career. 2 the brink of literary the edge of a very high place such as a cliff …
107The Edge of Destruction — ] [ cite web url= http://www.drwhoguide.com/who c.htm title= Inside the Spaceship publisher = Doctor Who Reference Guide author = date = accessdate = 2008 08 30 ] [ cite web url= http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/c.html title= Inside… …
108brink — noun Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse brekka slope; akin to Middle Dutch brink grassland Date: 13th century 1. edge; especially the edge at the top of a steep place 2. a bank especially of a river 3. the point… …
109brink — [brɪŋk] noun the brink of sth the point in time when something very bad or very good is about to happen[/ex] The crisis brought the two nations to the brink of war.[/ex] …
110brink — noun 1) the brink of the abyss Syn: edge, verge, margin, rim, lip; border, boundary, perimeter, periphery, limit(s) 2) two countries on the brink of war Syn: verge, threshold …
