on the point of doing



on the point of doing something

 and at the point of doing something
Fig. ready to start doing something. I was just on the point of going out the door. We were almost at the point of buying a new car.
See also: of, on, point

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kalishakə-LEESH-ə, kə-LISH-əAfrican American (Rare)
Colombo-Italian
PeterPEE-tər (English), PE-ter (German, Slovak), PAY-tər (Dutch)English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Slovak, Biblical
ÓLavur-Faroese
Cosmas-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Hosannaho-ZAN-ə (English)Biblical