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Meaning of knock on heaven's door | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To die or be close to death.

idiomatic

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2

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

See also

knock on the door of knock on the head knock on wood knock one out knock oneself out knock out