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Definition

To die or be close to death.

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In Context

  • "I had knocked on heaven's door but they didn't let me in!"
  • "During my stay in the high dependency ward I also knocked on heaven's door. At one point I had to be resuscitated and after being resuscitated I found one of the resuscitation discs still on my chest."
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Related Idioms

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knocking on heaven's door

Dying, close to death.

 a

at someone's door

Very nearby; close to someone.

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close the stable door after the horse has bolted

To attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred; to design a…

 o

on one's deathbed

Close to death.

 g

give a sneck posset

To give someone a cold reception; to close the door on someone; to rej…

 b

better place

Heaven; happiness after death.
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