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
LjuboLYOO-boCroatian, Serbian
Liselot-Dutch
Emmanuellee-man-WELFrench
Magdolna-Hungarian
Silvestroseel-VE-stroItalian
Takumatah-koo-mahJapanese