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
Sofia	zo-FEE-ah (German), so-FEE-ah (Italian), soo-FEE-ə (Portuguese), SO-fee-ah (Finnish)	Norwegian, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Slovak, Romanian
Vyacheslav	vya-chye-SLAHF (Russian), vya-chee-SLAHF (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian
Ronen	-	Hebrew
Antti	AHNT-tee	Finnish
Margarethe	mahr-gah-RE-tə (German)	German, Danish
Aeneas	i-NEE-əs (English)	Roman Mythology