lie at death's door



lie at death's door

Fig. to be close to dying. She lay at death's door for over a month. I do not want to lie at death's door suffering. I hope to pass on quickly.
See also: door, lie

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ruth (1)ROOTH (English), ROOT (German)English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Lavrenti-Russian
Justina[dʒəs'ti:nə]
Tygo-Dutch
Randy['rændi]
MÁXimoMAHK-see-moSpanish