She was on the verge of tears.

The acrobat attempted a dangerous stunt but ended up falling to the ground.

He was the first to cross the finish line.

He hid the money under the table.

Let's shoot the breeze and catch up over coffee.

The number of cases of COVID-19 is on the decline.

He called me out of the blue.

The reason is that I was late for work.

I always arrive to the hour.

I had a few beers to take the edge off before the meeting.