Meanings of reach the brink in English

With terrific speed we reach the brink of a violent descent.

The fallout was intense, as both nations seemed to reach the brink of war.

Surely when we reach the brink of the yawning abyss we shall recoil with horror from the last fatal plunge.

Frankly, you are a long way from Trouble River and you should not worry about crossing it until you reach the brink.

It is almost a ritual now for UN climate change negotiations to reach the brink of collapse before a nail-biting, past-the-deadline compromise is achieved.

When the leaders reached the brink of the cliff, they could not stop.

But each time I reached the brink of excommunicating myself, I pulled back.

At length it reached the brink of the river in safety, and stooped to drink.

At any rate he reached the brink of the descent before any of the rest.

When it reached the brink of the water, and two men with it, we felt safe.

He had reached the brink of the abyss.

Had I reached the brink of the same precipice and been thrown headlong into that vacuity?

This told her that she had reached the brink of the first cañon north of the Rito.

On reaching the brink, he shut his eyes in mortal fear, and made a leap at random.

Together they climbed up the other side, and as yet their pursuers had not reached the brink.

Homo and Gwynplaine shortly reached the brink.