on-the-verge-of

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English - Turkish
eşiğinde

Tom açlığın eşiğindeydi. - Tom was on the verge of starvation.

Babamın şirketi iflasın eşiğindedir. - My father's company is on the verge of bankruptcy.

üzere

Tom ağlamak üzereydi. - Tom was on the verge of tears.

O, tam uyumak üzereydi. - He was just on the verge of going to sleep.

English - English
(ALSO to the verge of): If you are on the verge of something or come to the verge of something, you are very near to experiencing it: "On the verge of collapse/success/tears/death/disaster/war"; "Her husband's violent and abusive behaviour drove her to the verge of despair."
on the edge of, upon the threshold of, very near to
on-the-verge-of

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