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
Dora['dɔ:rə]
LeslyLEZ-lee, LES-leeEnglish (Modern)
Julinha-Portuguese
GlÁUcia-Portuguese
Aristarchos-Ancient Greek
PaĈJoPAH-chyoEsperanto