knocking on heaven's door

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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fidelia	-	Spanish (Rare)
Nannie	NAN-ee	English
Ketilri&Eth;R	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Dawn	[dɔ:n]
Dickinson	['dikinsən]
Verissimus	-	Late Roman