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
FlickFLIKEnglish
Galinagah-LEE-nah (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian
ÁLmosAHL-moshHungarian
Kean-Irish
AsunAH-soonSpanish
Chidiegwu-Western African, Igbo