-(으)ㄹ 지경이다 means "to the point of" - reaching an extreme situation.
Extreme state - 죽을 지경이에요 (Im dying / to the point of death)
Crisis point - Things have gotten so bad that...
Hyperbole - Often exaggerated for effect
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지경 = situation/state/crisis
Usually negative situations
Im so busy Im at the point of collapsing.
I'm so hungry that I'm at the point where my stomach is sticking to my back.
I walked so much yesterday that my legs are to the point of breaking.
It is so hot outside that I am on the verge of suffocating.
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