on deathbed

on (one's) deathbed

In the process of or very close to dying. He was on his deathbed when he finally confessed his love for Martha. They're scrambling to give her the contracts to sign on her deathbed, as the deals become null and void if she doesn't sign off on them for any reason.

on one's deathbed

while one is in bed and dying. While he lay on his deathbed, he told his lawyer that he wanted to give all his money to charity.

on (one's) deathbed

Close to death.

See also: deathbed, on

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Under the headline ``Sinatra on deathbed,'' the New York Post reported Wednesday that friends and relatives were gathering around the entertainer's bedside because he was fading.

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