be on the threshold of something

be on the threshold of (something)

To be about to do something; to be about to happen. I can't believe that my little girl is actually on the threshold of marriage. I'm confident that our team is on the threshold of a major scientific breakthrough.

be on the ˈthreshold of something

(formal) be at an important moment when something begins, changes or develops: The country seemed to be on the threshold of war. Now, on the threshold of a new career, he seems confident and happy.

The threshold is the floor or ground at the bottom of a doorway, considered as the entrance to a building or room.

词组	be on the threshold of something
释义	be on the threshold of something be on the threshold of (something) To be about to do something; to be about to happen. I can't believe that my little girl is actually on the threshold of marriage. I'm confident that our team is on the threshold of a major scientific breakthrough. See also: of, on, threshold Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. be on the ˈthreshold of something (formal) be at an important moment when something begins, changes or develops: The country seemed to be on the threshold of war. Now, on the threshold of a new career, he seems confident and happy. The threshold is the floor or ground at the bottom of a doorway, considered as the entrance to a building or room. See also: of, on, something, threshold Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: be on the threshold of (something) threshold cut a deal con (someone) out of (something) con out of on the threshold of (something) be dollars to doughnuts that (something happens) dollars to doughnuts, it's donut doughnut
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