Meaning of on death's doorstep | Babel Free

Definitions

Almost dead.

Examples

“By the time she decided to seek help from a Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) center near her village, she was on death's doorstep: dizzy and unable to walk, much less work.”

“But in my family, you follow through on your commitments and show up at school or work unless you are on death's doorstep. But maybe I was on death's doorstep, because Mom and I didn't even discuss the idea of my leaving the house.”

“Look, we all know that some of the things that we do will put us on death's doorstep one day.”

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