at death's door

0.07 sec.

at death's door

dying or very ill. He literally was at death's door when a liver became available for transplant.

See also: door

?Page tools

Printer friendly

Cite / link

Feedback

Your Ad Here

? References in classic literature
Accompanied by the lightest of porters, fit colourless servitor at Death's door when Mrs. Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context There is a lake down there below us, and anyone who bathes in it, though he were at death's door, becomes sound and well on the spot, and those who wash their eyes with the dew on this hill become as sharp-sighted as the eagle, even if they have been blind from their youth. The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context Bulstrode did not answer immediately, and she continued, "It's not a time to spare when people are at death's door, nor would you wish it, sir, I'm sure. Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context More results

References in classic literature

Accompanied by the lightest of porters, fit colourless servitor at Death's door when Mrs.

Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context

There is a lake down there below us, and anyone who bathes in it, though he were at death's door, becomes sound and well on the spot, and those who wash their eyes with the dew on this hill become as sharp-sighted as the eagle, even if they have been blind from their youth.

The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context

Bulstrode did not answer immediately, and she continued, "It's not a time to spare when people are at death's door, nor would you wish it, sir, I'm sure.

Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context

More results

Idioms browser

Full browser

at any price
at any rate
at beck and call
at best
at convenience
at cross purposes
at cross-purposes

at death's door
at each other's throats
at earliest convenience
at ease
at elbow
at every turn
at expense
at fingertips

Free Tools:	For surfers: Browser extension \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content NEW! \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup \| Partner with us

All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.