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- on the verge
on the verge
on the verge (of doing something)
and on the verge of somethingat 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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Rio (2) | | ṙee-o | Japanese |
| Massoud | | - | Persian |
| Marino | | - | Italian, Spanish |
| JokŪBas | | - | Lithuanian |
| Dessislava | | - | Bulgarian |
| Francisco | | frahn-THEES-ko (Spanish), frahn-SEES-ko (Latin American Spanish), frən-SEESH-koo (Portuguese) | Spanish, Portuguese |