be knocking on heaven's door



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be knocking on heaven's door

To be dying; to be approaching or very close to death (i.e., about to be admitted into the afterlife). My grandfather fought a good fight against his stomach cancer, but I'm afraid he's knocking on heaven's door now.
See also: door, knock, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Symeon-Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Ognjan-Croatian, Serbian
TunÇTOONCHTurkish
JojoJO-joEnglish
GÖKer-Turkish
Annettea-NET (French), ə-NET (English)French, English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch