Dostoevsky's novels teem with thwarted characters on the verge of exploding — Raskolnikov, Ivan Karamazov, the radicals of The Possessed. (firstthings.com)
I just shoved in the tip of a piping bag, squoze until the cake was on the verge of exploding into a dozen crumbly shards, and capped it with a handy nickle - sized chocolate wafer. (bojongourmet.com)
He is on the verge of exploding, bursting beyond the limited confines of his life into the digital forever. (si.com)