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Jul 23, 2011 · Jul 23, 2011. #2. On - always use on, it is a set phrase. Brink = edge. (some confusion caused by at the break of dawn/day) C.
Apr 22, 2020 · Cumbria, UK. British English. Apr 22, 2020. #2. It is fine. As you might imagine, pushing someone "to the brink" means that they haven't yet been pushed "over the brink"; it is still possible for them to return from the brink (which you can imagine as being the top of a high cliff).
May 22, 2008 · English-American. May 22, 2008. #3. "Brink" would imply that something bad almost happened (e.g., "Chelsea was on the brink of losing"). Both 'verge' and 'edge' would make sense, but 'verge' seems more natural. The full sentence would read. " Terry missed a penalty kick, Chelsea was on the verge of becoming the champion of Europe."
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Nov 22, 2014 · "On the brink of" means "just about to experience" (in this context) and suggests that something unpleasant is just about to happen, while both "on the verge of" and "on the point of" also mean that something is just about to happen but have no such connotation.
Jun 13, 2012 · Brink has taken on the meaning of something like a cliff or a slope and so brink usually has a sense of impending disaster, though in property it means an edge or margin of property. So you'll get things like "on the brink of war" or "on the brink of chaos" or "standing upon the brink" or "pull someone back from the brink".
Jul 12, 2016 · 1. on the brink of doing something. 2. on/at the fringe of a meadow, wood or other area or, figuratively, on the fringe of a group. 3. on/at the edge of something that has an edge or, figuratively, on the edge of something that will cause a great change in personal fortunes. What about to be brink of something.
Jul 31, 2009 · Greetings foreros. I have always had difficulty appreciating any difference between these two words, if anybody could please shed some light it will be awesome. The brim or the brink of the glass? The brim or the brink of the reef? The list may go on. Thanks in advance.
Nov 29, 2016 · Chinese - Hong Kong. Nov 29, 2016. #1. The park ranger reminded us that it's so dangerous to take pictures on the "rim" or "edge" or "brink" of the cliff. I think only "brink" is correct, because I only saw it is used in dictionary, but I don't know why "rim" or "edge" are wrong. Please help advise.
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