English-Czech translations for on the brink of

• na hraně
• na pokraji
  Podle některých je Pákistán na pokraji zhroucení. Some say that Pakistan is on the brink of collapse.
  Mnoho oblastí světa se ocitlo na pokraji katastrofy. Many regions of the world are teetering on the brink of disaster.
  Některé země, například Island, se ocitly na pokraji totální katastrofy. Certain countries like Iceland found themselves on the brink of total disaster.

Definition of on the brink of

• Very nearly; imminent; close

Examples

• The old building seemed to be on the brink of collapse.

Related words

• on the brink
• be on the brink of despair
• be on the brink of ruin
• bringing onto the market
• not to be the brightest bulb on the tree
• bring to the end of one's tether
• bring home the bacon
• breathe fire and brimstone
• Philip Babcock. . Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged. M