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
Hynek-Czech
Manuelmah-NWEL (Spanish), man-oo-EL (Portuguese), MAHN-oo-el (German)Spanish, Portuguese, German, English, Italian, French, Romanian, Late Greek (Latinized)
Vered-Hebrew
Matilda[mə'ti:ldə]
PetteriPET-te-reeFinnish
Morgan (1)MAWR-gən (English)Welsh, English, French