on the verge of giving out

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Itasan
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on the verge of giving out

Post by Itasan » Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:43 am

"Her engergy was on the verge of giving out."
I wonder what it means.
"She was almost dead"?

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sbourque
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Post by sbourque » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:23 pm

"Her energy was on the verge of giving out"=She was almost exhausted/ready to collapse.

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