knocking on heaven's door

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knocking on heaven's door

adjective

  1. idiomatic Dying, close to death.

    Similar: at death's door, on one's deathbed

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of knock on heaven's door

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@misc{knocking_on_heaven_s_door_2026,
  title = {knocking on heaven's door},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/knocking%20on%20heaven's%20door},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}