på vippen

Swedish

Etymology

på (“on”) +‎ vippen (an ad-hoc nominalization of vippa, in the definite singular)

Adverb

på vippen (not comparable)

  1. very close, on the verge of, on the brink of
    Vi var på vippen att ge upp
    We were very close to surrendering

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