verge

on the verge of bankruptcy

I was on the verge of sleep.

I was on the verge of tears.

I was on the verge of accepting.

verge on complete failure

She was on the verge of tears.

The tycoon is on the verge of bankruptcy.

they came down to the verge of the lake.

The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.

on the verge of tears; a nation on the verge of economic prosperity.

word got around that he was on the verge of retirement.

there are passages which verge on sentimentality.

The small stream verges to the north.

an explorer on the verge of a great discovery).

a grass verge beside the road

She was on the verge of bursting into tears.

her energy was on the verge of giving out.

his style verged into the art nouveau school.

We’re on the verge of signing a new contract.