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n.
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1) on the ~ of (he was on the ~ of a nervous breakdown)
2) ( misc. ) driven to the ~ of bankruptcy
II
v. ( d ; intr. ) to ~ on, upon (her actions ~d on the ridiculous)
I
n.
brink
1) on the ~ of (he was on the ~ of a nervous breakdown)
2) ( misc. ) driven to the ~ of bankruptcy
II
v. ( d ; intr. ) to ~ on, upon (her actions ~d on the ridiculous)
The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations. Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям. 2012