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at death's door(Especially in hyperbolic use) so ill that one may die: you’ve been out a lot, considering you’re supposed to be at death’s door...- Yes, I was prostrate, at death's door, battling a feline-inflicted strep infection.
- She was at death's door and it wasn't like Jennifer - it was like something had been switched off inside her.
- Paramedic Liz Moore said: ‘It's the first time we've seen him since the incident in February, and it's lovely to see him looking so well after being at death's door.’
See parent entry: death |