- My nerves were constantly on edge.
- You're always on edge waiting for an important call, because you don't really know when that phone will ring.
- I have really been on edge lately.
- Why are you so on edge?
1. [PHRASE][usu v-link PHR] If you or your nerves are on edge, you are tense, nervous, and unable to relax.
2. on edge: nervous or worried.
Usage notes: often used in the forms set you on edge or put you on edge: The accident set us on edge for several days.
cf. (live) on the edge
1. to be in an uncertain situation or one that could cause harm:
- I do not believe a person has to live on the edge in order to be a creative artist.
Related vocabulary: live dangerously
2. to be very poor:
- Too many children live on the edge, without proper food or medical care.
.... Cobuild, http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/edge
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