noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ very
VERB + BRINK
▪ be (poised) on , hover on , stand on , teeter on
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Scientists are on the ~ of making a major new discovery.
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animals hovering on the very ~ of extinction
▪ bring sb to
▪ fight back from , pull back from
▪ bring sb/sth back from , pull sb/sth back from
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He pulled the company back from the ~ (= saved it from disaster) .
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
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the ~ of bankruptcy/death/war