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Simi Posted 19 years ago
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Relationship between 2 idioms

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00 Are the two idioms "On the verge of something" and "On the brink of something" opposite in sense to each other? And if yes, why so?02br
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0 They have the same meaning to me. Both mean something is just about to happen. 0-

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  • 0 They have the same meaning to me.
  • Both mean something is just about to happen.
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0 They have the same meaning to me. Both mean something is just about to happen. 0-
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0 I agree - both mean much the same thing, but I think "on the brink" is used more when it's something negative ie on the brink of war, brink of bankruptcy, on the brink of a nervous breakdown, on the brink of disaster. 0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10I agree - both mean much the same thing, but I think "on the brink" is used more when it's something negative ie on the brink of war, brink of bankruptcy, on the brink of a nervous breakdown, on the brink of disaster.12blockquote
10Well, I'd have thought the same, but look here:02br
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