are on the brink of meaning?
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If you are on the brink of something, usually something important, terrible, or exciting, you are just about to do it or experience it. Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse. [ + of] Failure to communicate had brought the two nations to the brink of war. [
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1. In a precarious position; also, in a state of keen excitement, as from danger or risk. For example, When the stock market crashed, their whole future was on the edge, or Skydivers obviously must enjoy living on the edge. 2. on the edge of.
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Meaning: At the last possible moment. Example: Negotiators reached agreement at the eleventh hour, just in time to avoid a strike.
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adjective. remaining undecided; awaiting decision or settlement; unfinished: pending business; pending questions; pending litigation. about to take place; impending.
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Critical but stable - vital signs are within normal limits. The patient is stable but may be unconscious. Their condition is life threatening. Critical – injury or illness is life threatening.
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the dictionary says: "If someone is rough around the edges, they haven't mastered something, though they show promise." But I have heart this expression in other contexts: 1. if s.o. does not feel well, a bit frayed maybe, for example because of a hang over.
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In a precarious position; also, in a state of keen excitement, as from danger or risk. For example, When the stock market crashed, their whole future was on the edge, or Skydivers obviously must enjoy living on the edge. 2. on the edge of.
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phrase. DEFINITIONS1. 1. to not be certain about something, or to have difficulty in making a decision. I'm in two minds about accepting the job.
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When someone is threatened, it means that the idea of who they think they are is threatened, by a situation they want to do but can be threatening to their self perception. It is the same as vulnerability. ... It is the same as vulnerability.
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on the line. phrase. If something such as your job, career, or reputation is on the line, you may lose or harm it as a result of what you are doing or of the situation you are in. [informal] He wouldn't put his career on the line to help a friend.
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If you say that something is around the corner, you mean that it will happen very soon.
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2. Very urgent. Seriously ill or injured PATIENTS whose lives are not in immediate danger. 3.
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Definition of at loose ends. US. : not knowing what to do : not having anything in particular to do With everyone on vacation she was at loose ends. Drop by if you find yourself at loose ends this weekend.
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adj. 1. Most remote in any direction; outermost or farthest: the extreme edge of the field. 2. Being in or attaining the greatest or highest degree; very intense: extreme pleasure; extreme pain.
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A “Critical but stable” condition, for instance, indicates that someone is in a bad state but not likely to get worse in the short-term. Others recommend against using that phrasing, however, since being in a critical condition implies that a patient vital signs are not stable.
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anxious, disturbed, perturbed, troubled, bothered, distressed, concerned, upset, distraught, worried sick, disquieted, uneasy, ill at ease, fretful, fretting, agitated, in a state of agitation, nervous, edgy, on edge, like a cat on a hot tin roof, tense, overwrought, worked up, keyed up, strung out, jumpy, with one's ...
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It is saying that the well-being of the person loved by them is greater to be maintained than survival. Some people are willing to forgo their own needs, wants and comforts to make sure another person has what is needed before themselves.