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brink
/brɪŋk/
noun
krawędź
Also
skraj(m)próg(m)
Definition
The extreme edge of land before a steep slope or a body of water, or the point at which something is about to happen.
Examples
They stood on the brink of the cliff, looking down.
Stali na krawędzi klifu, patrząc w dół.
The country was on the brink of war.
Kraj znajdował się na progu wojny.
He was on the brink of discovery when he ran out of funding.
Był na skraju odkrycia, gdy zabrakło mu funduszy.
Collocations
on the brink ofthe very brinkpulled back from the brink
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