be on the edge

For them to occur in the UK we need to be on the edge of an area of high pressure, with a brisk wind blowing at a right angle to a hill or mountain range.

“But there are others as well, and some people have a feeling that we may be on the edge of overthrowing the model with some new understanding. But the challenge is, nobody knows quite what that is.”

Only one of the palace’s towers still stood, and even that one looked to be on the edge of collapse.

Oscar nerds will be on the edge of their seats.

“They’d be on the edge of their seat and laughing at certain moments, and I’d be like, ‘Oh my God, that was so intentional,’” he said, though the midmovie applause, which carried over to Sundance, still caught him by surprise.