can you give some more example of edge in idioms?

Donald F.B1Kwiziq community member

can you give some more example of edge in idioms?

idioms  confound me ... "on the edge" of town is different than of a cliff ... what is the idiom for "on the edge of my seat" or almost being driven crazy  as saying "he's really on edge" ? maybe an "edgy" lesson?

Asked 3 years ago
CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Donald,

Firstly to say that we wouldn't do a lesson starting from an English word. But I will give you a few examples which you could get from a good bi-lingual dictionary (I use Collins-Robert) -

The main meaning of 'edge' is ' bord' 

as in,

'au bord de la mer' at the seaside

or figuratively 

être au bord du désastre to be on the edge of disaster

Just a few idiomatic ones -

He/she is on edge = Il/elle est énervé/e

Watching a thriller you can be 

on the edge of your seat = être tenu en haleine 

using a totally different metaphor.

Hope this helps!

can you give some more example of edge in idioms?

idioms  confound me ... "on the edge" of town is different than of a cliff ... what is the idiom for "on the edge of my seat" or almost being driven crazy  as saying "he's really on edge" ? maybe an "edgy" lesson?

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