Idiom Breakdown

at death's door

Death

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Definition

About to die; in a life-threatening state of health.

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In Context

"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."
"One of my Polynesian sailors lay at death's door with blackwater fever."
"Clearly, a business with $26 billion in cash reserves isn't exactly at death's door."

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See Also

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