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The phrase "on edge" means "feeling nervous" or "not calm and relaxed." It is used to say that someone is having feelings of being worried and afraid about what might happen. Below are some examples of how it is used.
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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 ...
Aug 17, 2017 · on edge (said of ears, heart, teeth; also, to set): full of eagerness, all agog, ready. An early example of this sense: You will set mine eares ...
idiom. variants or on the edge. : dealing with dangerous situations and taking many risks. He likes to live (life) on the edge. The high-wire walker lives ...
Jul 3, 2016 · This place is an edge: the outside limit to an area. Two profound forces come in contact at this edge, fluid and solid, water and rock. Rock ...
Dec 10, 2013 · Here, "the edge" is a metaphor. It is used to evoke an image of pushing oneself to the point just before failure to achieve a goal, ...
Sep 15, 2023 · Edge walkers occupy a thin space and are by definition a bit lonely. Most people inhabit the vast spaces on both sides of edges. But those of us ...
Fig. very anxious and about to become distraught; on the verge of becoming irrational. (*Typically: be ~; live ~. See also on edge.) ...