- Back from the Brink
Back from the Brink may refer to:
* "Back from the Brink", an autobiography by Irish footballer Paul McGrath
* Back from the Brink, a rare-species conservation programme byPlantlife
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Back from the Brink
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the brink — the edge at the top of a steep cliff usually used figuratively to refer to a point that is very close to the occurrence of something very bad or (less commonly) very good He nearly lost everything because of his drug addiction, but his friends h … Useful english dictionary
brink — [brıŋk] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: brekka slope ] 1.) the brink (of sth) a situation when you are almost in a new situation, usually a bad one on the brink of death/disaster/war etc ▪ In October 1962 the world seemed on the brink of … Dictionary of contemporary English
brink — [ brıŋk ] noun singular * 1. ) the brink the point in time when something very bad or very good is about to happen: bring someone to the brink of something: The crisis brought the two nations to the brink of war. on the brink of (doing) something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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The Maxx (character) — The Maxx is a fictional character in the comic book of the same name by Sam Kieth and William Messner Loebs.Character overviewLike the series other principal characters, the Maxx lives in two worlds: the real world, in which he is a homeless… … Wikipedia
The Immortal (TV series) — The Immortal is an American television series, which aired on ABC from September 1970 to January 1971. The series is based on a pilot movie of the same name, which aired the year before. The pilot is based on the science fiction novel The… … Wikipedia
brink — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ very VERB + BRINK ▪ be (poised) on, hover on, stand on, teeter on ▪ Scientists are on the brink of making a major new discovery … Collocations dictionary
brink */ — UK [brɪŋk] / US noun [singular] 1) the brink the point in time when something very bad or very good is about to happen on the brink of (doing) something: She believed she was on the brink of discovering a cure for cancer. bring someone to the… … English dictionary
brink — 01. He got so frustrated at work that he was on the [brink] of quitting his job. 02. The country seems almost on the [brink] of civil war as fighting intensifies between government troops and rebel forces. 03. Government researchers are believed… … Grammatical examples in English
