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
Evdokia-Greek
Xochitl-Native American, Nahuatl, Spanish (Latin American)
Reinout-Dutch
'Uriyah-Biblical Hebrew
OŽBalt-Slovene
Maya (3)-Hebrew