at one's door



at one's door

Also, on one's doorstep. Very nearby, as in The bus stop was practically on our doorstep, or The Mexican currency crisis is literally at our door. [Early 1900s] Also see lay at someone's door.
See also: door

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BillyBIL-eeEnglish
Seppo (1)SEP-po (Finnish)Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Thorvald-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
MÁXimoMAHK-see-moSpanish
Ernest['ə:nist]
OlÍVia-Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian