at death's door
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at death's door¹
phrase at Death's door
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About to die; in a life-threatening state of health.
The minstrel woman who left the Castle yesterday has spread the report everywhere, that the Duke of Rothsay is murdered, or at death's door.
Similar: knocking on heaven's door, on one's deathbed, in extremis
at Death's door²
adjective
- Alternative spelling of at death's door
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prep_phrase about to die
| Español | a las últimas |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 瀕臨死亡 /濒临死亡 bīnlín sǐwáng |
| Português | às portas da morte, nas portas da morte, no bico do corvo |
| Français | aux portes de la mort, à l'agonie, à l'article de la mort |
| Deutsch | an der Schwelle des Todes |
| Italiano | al capolinea, al lumicino |
| Română | cu un picior în groapă, în pragul morții, pe moarte |
| Русский | при́ сме́рти prí smérti, на сме́ртном одре́ na smértnom odré, одно́й ного́й в моги́ле odnój nogój v mogíle, на краю́ гро́ба na krajú gróba |
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