Usually means: Approach or come close to.
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  1. verge on: Merriam-Webster
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Definitions from Wiktionary (verge on)

▸ verb:  (transitive, idiomatic) To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something.

Similar:
verge, border on, nudge, push, draw near, edge up, like, move in on, ride up, overhang, more...

Opposite:
distant from, far from, removed from, unrelated to

Phrases:
Standing on the Verge of Getting It On, more...

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Similar:
verge, border on, nudge, push, draw near, edge up, like, move in on, ride up, overhang, more...

Opposite:
distant from, far from, removed from, unrelated to

Phrases:
Standing on the Verge of Getting It On, more...



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