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Meaning of at the door of | Babel Free

Preposition CEFR C2

Definitions

Very near to; such that something is imminent.

idiomatic

Examples

“The endorsement by the three Democrats is a victory for Senator John L. Sampson of Brooklyn, the minority leader, who spent months coaxing a consensus out of his often-fractious conference. / “We are at the door of marriage equality,” Mr. Sampson said.”

“Ahead of crucial games against Watford and Chelsea, Tottenham are at the door of the top four, and in Eriksen, they possess one of the Premier League’s finest locksmiths.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

at the expense of at the feet of at the hand of at the hands of at the instance of at the mercy of