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| strained to the limit (Taras); stretched thin (Taras); on the cusp (figurative a point between two different situations or states, when a person or thing is poised between the two or just about to move from one to the other: those on the cusp of adulthood. NOED Alexander Demidov); just barely (Tanya Gesse); just this side of (Tanya Gesse); at the edge of doing something (SergeyL); to the point of (this would be optimistic to the point of foolishness wandervoegel); this side of (чего-либо); on the brink (of); on the verge (on the verge of collapse/success/tears/death/disaster/war, etc. • Her husband's violent and abusive behaviour drove her to the verge of despair. artery); on the threshold of something (Andrey Truhachev); on the threshold of (something Andrey Truhachev); be close to (to be close to despair – быть на грани отчаяния; economy is close to collapse – экономика на грани краха Taras); on the brink of; on the edge (Viacheslav Volkov); within an inch of (чего-либо Anglophile); on the edge of something (чего-либо); at the brink (owant); at the breaking point (Taras); on the verge of (Taras); on the border of (Taras); at breaking point (Abysslooker); desperate (She sounded just as desperate as John himself – Было видно, что она находилась на грани, как и сам Джон honeysickle); near (Abysslooker); almost (в непосредственной близости к переходу в другое (обычно худшее) состояние • His voice was loud, almost a shout. Abysslooker) | |||
| on the cusp of (Alex_Odeychuk) | |||
| at the end of your rope (I’m at the end of my rope with these new rules! D. Zolottsev) | |||
| at a tipping point (Vladimir); on the point (of); on the verge (of) | |||
| within an ace of something (Alexander Demidov) | |||
| breaking bad (AlexandraV) | |||
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| 一般 | 196 |
| 俚语 | 2 |
| 修辞 | 9 |
| 具象的 | 6 |
| 军队 | 29 |
| 冶金 | 2 |
| 加拿大 | 1 |
| 动物学 | 1 |
| 医疗的 | 2 |
| 历史的 | 1 |
| 商业活动 | 5 |
| 固态物理 | 1 |
| 国际货币基金组织 | 1 |
| 外交 | 9 |
| 媒体 | 5 |
| 对外政策 | 1 |
| 广告 | 2 |
| 庸俗 | 5 |
| 建筑学 | 2 |
| 建造 | 10 |
| 心理学 | 1 |
| 惯用语 | 18 |
| 技术 | 6 |
| 摄影 | 1 |
| 政治 | 19 |
| 教育 | 1 |
| 数学 | 1 |
| 新闻风格 | 1 |
| 木材加工 | 1 |
| 机械工程 | 3 |
| 棋 | 3 |
| 欧洲复兴开发银行 | 5 |
| 汽车 | 1 |
| 油田 | 2 |
| 法律 | 5 |
| 激光器 | 1 |
| 生产 | 3 |
| 生态 | 1 |
| 生物学 | 2 |
| 石油/石油 | 3 |
| 科学的 | 3 |
| 经济 | 6 |
| 罕见/稀有 | 1 |
| 美国人 | 9 |
| 职业健康和安全 | 1 |
| 自动化设备 | 1 |
| 航空医学 | 2 |
| 英国（用法，不是 BrE） | 1 |
| 装甲车 | 1 |
| 语境意义 | 2 |
| 语言科学 | 3 |
| 财政 | 9 |
| 质量控制和标准 | 2 |
| 过时/过时 | 1 |
| 运动的 | 2 |
| 酿酒 | 1 |
| 铝业 | 1 |
| 非正式的 | 4 |
| 非破坏性测试 | 2 |
| 马卡罗夫 | 63 |