English-Finnish translations for on the brink of

• partaalla
  Sudan on katastrofin partaalla. Sudan is standing on the brink of disaster.
  Jotkut sanovat, että Pakistan on romahduksen partaalla. Some say that Pakistan is on the brink of collapse.
  Rautatieliikenteen harjoittajat ovat romahduksen partaalla. The rail-freight operators are on the brink of collapse.

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