On edge is a common idiom meaning nervous or tense. Of edge is not a standard expression with this meaning. To edge is usually part of the verb edge to or edge toward, not a fixed noun phrase.
Use on edge to describe nervousness or tension. Of edge is generally nonstandard as a fixed phrase. To edge usually belongs to a verb pattern such as edge toward the door.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
On edge is an idiomatic expression meaning anxious, tense, or uneasy.
Edge can be a verb meaning move slowly or gradually.
To the edge is a normal place phrase, not the same as on edge.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
On edge describes emotion; to the edge describes movement or position.
✕ She was to the edge before the exam. ✓ She was on edge before the exam.English does not normally use of edge to mean nervous or near a border.
✕ He felt of edge. ✓ He felt on edge.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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It means nervous, tense, or unable to relax.
Not as a common fixed expression. It may appear only in unusual technical wording.
Yes. It can mean move slowly or gradually, as in edge toward the exit.
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