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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alya	-	Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Wilfredo	-	Spanish
Evita	[e'vi:ta:]
Royal	['rɔiəl]
MarlÈNe	-	French
Henderson	HEN-dər-sən	English