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Idiom "about to"
about to: idiomatic phrase. Something is just about going to happen. Somebody is just about to do something or become something.
Examples
"Don't you see the vase is about to fall off the table? Please push it over!"
"Henry is about to become the president. I think he deserves it after working twenty years very hard."
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