knocking on heaven's door



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.
See also: door, knock, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JulianJOO-lee-ən (English), JOOL-yən (English), YUWL-yahn (Polish), YOO-lee-ahn (German)English, Polish, German
TreasureTRE-zhərEnglish (Modern)
IzidÓRa-Hungarian (Rare)
LorenzLO-rentsGerman
MaksymMAHK-sim (Polish)Ukrainian, Polish
Tyson['taisən]