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at death's doorstep

at death's doorstep

Extremely ill or very close to death or total destruction. A case of untreated rabies left me suddenly at death's doorstep. There are many parts of the environment that are now on death's doorstep due to the effects of pollution.
See also: doorstep

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Danna-English
CassiusKASH-əs (English), KAS-ee-əs (English)Ancient Roman, English
Dorottya-Hungarian
ZefZEFDutch
Meggy-Medieval English
Sami (2)-Arabic
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