AT THE POINT OF


Meaning of AT THE POINT OF in English

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.