verge on sth
— phrasal verb with verge uk/vɜːdʒ/us/vɝːdʒ/verb
to be almost a particular state, quality, or feeling, especially one that is very bad or very good:
At times, his performance verged on brilliance, but at others it was nothing special.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Almost
- about
- almost
- as good as idiom
- as much as idiom
- be on the way to sth idiom
- intent
- more
- more or less idiom
- much
- near
- near
- nearly
- scant
- strike
- sub
- that was close! idiom
- the best/better part of idiom
- to/for all intents and purposes idiom
- virtual
- way
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