(1) a hapless dictator teetering on the brink(2) I took a seat on the brink of the pond and ran my hand along the warm water.(3) the brink of the cliffs(4) I am now finding myself on a deserted beach on the brink of a saline washout.(5) The young brave soon found he was on the brink of a cliff hanging high over a wide river.(6) the club has come close to the brink, surviving winding-up orders(7) It didn't feel like she was on the brink of a cliff about to fall off.(8) the country was on the brink of a constitutional crisis(9) At last he implored Edgar to guide him to the brink of a cliff so that he could throw himself off.(10) She stood on the brink of a waterfall, the icy cold river rushed about her waist.(11) at the brink of the pond I hesitated