on-the-verge-of

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İngilizce - Türkçe
eşiğinde

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

Tom açlığın eşiğindeydi. - Tom was on the verge of starvation.

üzere

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

Çocuklar ağlamak üzereydi. - The children were on the verge of crying.

İngilizce - İngilizce
(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