ON THE EDGE Definition & Meaning

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on the edge

In a precarious position; also, in a state of keen excitement, as from danger or risk. For example, When the stock market crashed, their whole future was on the edge , or Skydivers obviously must enjoy living on the edge .
on the edge of . On the point of doing something, as in He was on the edge of winning the election when the sex scandal broke . [c. 1600] Both def. 1 and 2 allude to the danger of falling over the edge of a precipice.

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Some analysts compared Israel's intense air strikes on Hama airport this week with the much lighter bombing on the edge of the T4 base, suggesting that Turkey may have already moved some equipment there and that Israel was calibrating its attack to avoid a full-blown escalation.

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The hawk had been wreaking havoc in the village, which is on the edge of the Chiltern hills, even holding up the postal service.

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Ryan Gravenberch played a ball forward which forced Tarkowski to slide in and intercept on the edge of the box, with Luis Diaz standing in an offside position behind the Everton defender - albeit making no motion towards the ball.

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On an Altadena block on the edge of the burn zone, people are living in RVs next to their surviving homes.

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Since then, the gym has moved to its own premises on the edge of Dungannon town centre and Dee has taken on the mantle of running the club.

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