| Front | brink |
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| Back | brink /brɪŋk/ noun 1the brink (of something) a situation when you are almost in a new situation, usually a bad one on the brink of death/disaster/war etc In October 1962 the world seemed on the brink of nuclear war. The company had huge debts and was on the brink of collapse. to the brink (of something) managers who have taken their companies to the brink of disaster back from the brink (of something) He will go down in history as the leader who pulled us back from the brink (=saved us from disaster). 2push/tip somebody over the brink to make someone start doing crazy or extreme things 3the brink of something literary the edge of a very high place such as a cliff |
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