phrasal
: in a state of anxiety or foreboding : on the verge of something dreaded
a year lived on the ragged edge — Harlan Cleveland
on the ragged edge of want — F.L.Allen
phrasal
: in a state of anxiety or foreboding : on the verge of something dreaded
a year lived on the ragged edge — Harlan Cleveland
on the ragged edge of want — F.L.Allen
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012