be on the brink of



be on the brink of doing something

to be likely to do something very soon The club's manager dismissed reports that he was on the brink of buying Peter Beardsley.
See also: brink, of, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Moyses-Biblical Latin
DariyaDAH-ree-yahUkrainian
CornÉLio-Portuguese
AmenAH-mun (English)Egyptian Mythology (Anglicized)
Gawaingə-WAYN (English), GOW-ən (English)Welsh, Arthurian Romance
BrÍGida-Portuguese