Meaning of sit on death's doorstep | Babel Free

Definitions

To be on the brink of death; to be almost dead.

Examples

“You can sit on death's doorstep, And rest your weary bones.”

“From the Otherworld she hopes, as a shaman, to retrieve the soul of her dead or dying intended husband, who sits on Death's doorstep.”

“Even when I had an excellent diet, within 5 years of drinking Ocean Spray juices, sodas, Gatorade and sugar sweetened tea every day, I had blown out my kidneys and was sitting on death's doorstep.”

“The soldiers, officers, and priests all devoted considerable time and effort to nursing the ill men back to health, but too many of them still sat on death's doorstep.”

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