Be on the ragged edge In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "be on the ragged edge", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Rachel Chau calendar 2021-12-06 09:12

Meaning of Be on the ragged edge

Synonyms:

on the verge of something

Be on the ragged edge American informal verb phrase

If you are on the ragged edge, you are going to experience failure or bad feelings.

She was on the ragged of despair when she got rejected by her dream college.

The company is running on the ragged edge financially.

After 2 weeks of training in the desert, Jane is on the ragged edge of exhaustion.

Other phrases about:

to throw in the towel

 To quit; to give up, stop doing something because you know that you cannot succeed; admit defeat

these things are sent to try us

This idiom is often used to express that you should accept an unpleasant situation or event because you cannot change it.

go down swinging/fighting
to fight until the very end
The author of your own misfortune
to be blamed because of one's own problem
you can't unring a bell

Once something has been done, you can do nothing but face the consequences.

Grammar and Usage of Be on the ragged edge

Verb Forms

  • am on the ragged edge
  • are on the ragged edge
  • be on the ragged edge
  • is on the ragged edge
  • was on the ragged edge
  • were on the ragged edge
  • being on the ragged edge
  • been on the ragged edge

The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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fairly and squarely
straightforwardly
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