prep. Very near to; almost at or in. When Mary broke her favorite bracelet, she was at the point of tears. The boy hurt in the accident lay at the point of death for a week, then he got well.
Compare: ABOUT TO 1 , ON THE POINT OF.
prep. Very near to; almost at or in. When Mary broke her favorite bracelet, she was at the point of tears. The boy hurt in the accident lay at the point of death for a week, then he got well.
Compare: ABOUT TO 1 , ON THE POINT OF.
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012