Meaning of at death's door | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

idiomatic

Deutsch an der Schwelle des Todes

Español a las últimas

Suomi kuolemaisillaan

Français à l'agonie à l'article de la mort aux portes de la mort

Italiano al capolinea al lumicino

Polski na łożu śmierci

Português às portas da morte nas portas da morte no bico do corvo

Русский на краю́ гро́ба на сме́ртном одре́ одно́й ного́й в моги́ле

“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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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.