on the/your doorstep

on the doorstep

Very close to one's location or home. We used to think of it as a skirmish on the frontier, but the war is now on the doorstep. This is a wonderful place to live, with these gorgeous mountains right on the doorstep.

See also: doorstep, on

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on your (or the) doorstep

very near; close at hand.

1998 New Scientist The solution to Underhill's problem was on his doorstep.

See also: doorstep, on

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on the/your ˈdoorstep

very near your/somebody’s home: It’s easy to be concerned with problems across the other side of the world and not see the poverty and unhappiness on your own doorstep.

See also: doorstep, on

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