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
OctÁVio-Portuguese
Pascualapahs-KWAH-lahSpanish
Rohit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Nepali
HÙNg-Vietnamese
Hekabe-Greek Mythology
Dua-Arabic