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
Anu (1)AH-nooFinnish, Estonian
Ashbee['æʃbi]
Zaman-Arabic, Urdu
MaeMAYEnglish
Rafaelrah-fah-EL (Spanish), RAH-fah-el (German)Spanish, Portuguese, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Macedonian
Kveta-Czech