Sports Terminology Related To Competitions

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun, and in some languages extending to volume or numerical scope

• The company is on the verge of closing a major deal with a new client.
• I heard they're on the verge of breaking up.
• She's on the verge of losing it if you keep pushing her like that.
• The artist felt like she was on the verge of a creative breakthrough.