on the verge

on the verge (of doing something)

and on the verge of something

at the very beginning of doing something; just about to do something. Bill was on the verge of leaving town when he found a job. Susan was on the verge of laughter, so she left the lecture hall.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Abidan	ə-BIE-dən (English), AB-i-dan (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Roshanara	-	Persian (Archaic)
Menashsheh	-	Biblical Hebrew
Alphaeus	al-FEE-əs (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Kapono	-	Hawaiian
Modesto	mo-DHE-sto (Spanish, Italian)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese