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寸前だった

was on the verge of

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phrase Rare #20,931
was on the verge of Used when someone or something came very close to a particular event or state, often a serious or undesirable one.
JA: 彼は事故に遭う寸前だった。
EN: He was on the verge of having an accident.

彼女は自殺寸前だった。

She was on the verge of taking her own life.

トムは轢かれる寸前だった。

Tom was almost run over.

彼女は気絶寸前だった。

She was on the verge of fainting.

パーティーで意地悪を言った犬とキスする寸前だった

I was just about to kiss the dog that said something mean at the party.

— Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (2014)

彼女は雪の中で凍死寸前だった。

She was on the verge of freezing to death in the snow.