At death's door

At death's door
При смерти. На пороге смерти

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  • Death: At Death's Door — The cover of Death: At Death s Door, illustrated by Jill Thompson. Publisher Vertigo imprint of DC Comics Date 2003 …   Wikipedia

  • Death's door — Death Death (d[e^]th), n. [OE. deth, dea[eth], AS. de[ a][eth]; akin to OS. d[=o][eth], D. dood, G. tod, Icel. dau[eth]i, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. dau[thorn]us; from a verb meaning to die. See {Die}, v. i., and cf. {Dead}.] 1. The cessation of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • at death's door — phrasal : close to death : critically ill : in real or apparent danger of dying * * * at death s door Very near to death • • • Main Entry: ↑death * * * at death’s door informal phrase very ill and likely to die …   Useful english dictionary

  • at death's door — {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Very near death; dying. * /He seemed to be at death s door from his illness./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • at death's door — {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Very near death; dying. * /He seemed to be at death s door from his illness./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • at death's door — I. At death s door If someone looks as if they are at death s door, they look seriously unwell and might actually be dying. II. At death s door If someone is at death s door, they are very ill and close to death …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • at death's door — dying, near death, brush with death    Poor Sarah! She has lung cancer and I fear she s at death s door …   English idioms

  • at\ death's\ door — adj or adv. phr. Very near death; dying. He seemed to be at death s door from his illness …   Словарь американских идиом

  • at death's door — ► at death s door so ill that one may die. Main Entry: ↑death …   English terms dictionary

  • at death's door —    If someone looks as if they are at death s door, they look seriously unwell and might actually be dying.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • at death's door — dying or very ill. He literally was at death s door when a liver became available for transplant …   New idioms dictionary


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