on the verge of

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eşiğinde

Onun işinin iflasın eşiğinde olduğunu duyuyorum. - I hear his business is on the verge of ruin.

Zavallı kedi açlıktan ölmenin eşiğindeydi. - The poor cat was on the verge of starvation.

üzere

Tom ağlamak üzereydi. - Tom was on the verge of tears.

O, tam uyumak üzereydi. - He was just on the verge of going to sleep.

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the verge of
eşiğinde ve
Английский Язык - Английский Язык
(ALSO to the verge of): If you are on the verge of something or come to the verge of something, you are very near to experiencing it: "On the verge of collapse/success/tears/death/disaster/war"; "Her husband's violent and abusive behaviour drove her to the verge of despair."
on the edge of, upon the threshold of, very near to

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on the verge
Very near or close

Every time I thought he was on the verge of telling us, he decided to say something else instead.

on the verge of

    Турецкое произношение

    ôn dhi vırc ıv

    Произношение

    /ˈôn ᴛʜē ˈvərʤ əv/ /ˈɔːn ðiː ˈvɜrʤ əv/

    Этимология

    [ 'on, 'än ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English an, on, preposition & adverb, from Old English; akin to Old High German ana on, Greek ana up, on.

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    ... was $1.80, $1.86. Why is that? Because the economy was on the verge of collapse, because ...
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