AT DEATH'S DOOR

Meaning of AT DEATH'S DOOR in English

dying, near death, brush with death

Poor Sarah! She has lung cancer and I fear she's at death's door.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

AT DEATH'S DOOR — phrasal close to death ; critically ill
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AT DEATH'S DOOR — phrasal : close to death : critically ill : in real or apparent danger of dying
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AT DEATH'S DOOR — on the verge of dying, almost dead
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AT DEATH'S DOOR — : close to death : critically ill
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AT DEATH'S DOOR — close to death : critically ill
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
AT DEATH'S DOOR — so ill that one may die. → death
Concise Oxford English vocab
AT DEATH'S DOOR — (often humorous ) so ill / sick that you may die
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AT DEATH’S DOOR — see death
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AT DEATH’S DOOR — see death
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AT DEATH'S DOOR — {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Very near death; dying. * /He seemed to be at death's door from his illness./
Slang English vocab
AT DEATH'S DOOR — {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Very near death; dying. * /He seemed to be at death's door from his illness./
Словарь английских идиом
AT DEATH'S DOOR — very near death The Prime Minister was at death's door after suffering a serious stroke.
English Idioms vocab
AT DEATH'S DOOR — adj. or adv. phr. Very near death; dying. He seemed to be at death's door from his illness.
American Idioms English vocabulary
AT DEATH'S DOOR — при смерти; на краю гибели
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AT DEATH'S DOOR — при смерти; одной ногой в могиле; на краю гибели
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AT DEATH'S DOOR — при смерти, на краю гибели, на краю могилы
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
AT DEATH'S DOOR — при смерти, на краю гибели, на краю могилы
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
AT DEATH'S DOOR — при смерти; одной ногой в могиле; на краю гибели
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AT DEATH'S DOOR — при смерти; одной ногой в могиле; на краю гибели
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AT DEATH'S DOOR — при смерти; одной ногой в могиле; на краю гибели
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
AT DEATH'S DOOR — на пороге смерти, на волосок от гибели: The sergeant seemed to be at the death's door. — Казалось, что сержант …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
AT DEATH'S DOOR — на пороге смерти, на волосок от гибели
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
AT DEATH'S DOOR — на пороге смерти, на волосок от гибели
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
AT DEATH'S DOOR — на пороге смерти, на волосок от гибели: The sergeant seemed to be at the death's door. — Казалось, что сержант …
English Russian slang dictionary
AT DEATH'S DOOR — adv., adj. на пороге смерти, на волосок от гибели: The sergeant seemed to be at the death's door. - Казалось, …
Англо-Русский сленговый словарь
AT DEATH'S DOOR — при смерти; на краю гибели
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEATH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bataan Death March Black Death brain death death penalty dance of death Death Valley …
Английский словарь Британика
AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOOR — ˈdō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English dor, from Old English, door, gate & Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEATH — ˈdeth noun ( plural deaths -ths sometimes -thz) Etymology: Middle English deeth, deth, from Old English dēath; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOOR — — doorless , adj. /dawr, dohr/ , n. 1. a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEATH — /deth/ , n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEATH — noun Etymology: Middle English deeth, from Old English dēath; akin to Old Norse dauthi death, deyja to die — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEATH — vi danger of death. 2. death ·vi cause of loss of life. 3. death ·vi loss of spiritual life. 4. …
Webster English vocab
AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
Webster English vocab
DEATH — [death] n [ME deeth, fr. OE death; akin to ON dauthi death, deyja to die--more at die] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOOR — barrier of wood, stone, metal, glass, paper, leaves, hides, or a combination of materials, installed to swing, fold, slide, or …
Britannica English vocabulary
DEATH
Britannica English vocabulary
DEATH — death BrE AmE deθ ▷ deaths deθs ▶ ˈ death camp BrE AmE ▶ ˈ death cell BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOOR — / dɔː(r); NAmE / noun 1. a piece of wood, glass, etc. that is opened and closed so that people …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH — / deθ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] the fact of sb dying or being killed : a sudden …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOOR
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEATH — death S1 W1 /deθ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ dead , ↑ death , deadliness; adjective …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOOR — n. 1 a a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier for closing and opening an entrance to a building, room, cupboard, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEATH — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOOR — n. 1 a a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier for closing and opening an entrance to a building, room, cupboard, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEATH — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOOR — n.1 a a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier for closing and opening an entrance to a building, room, cupboard, etc. …
Oxford English vocab
DEATH — n.1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates life. …
Oxford English vocab
DOOR — ( doors) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A door is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH — ( deaths) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Death is the permanent …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOOR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEATH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOOR — [noun] [C] - a flat, usually rectangular, object, often fixed at one edge, that is used to close the entrance …
Cambridge English vocab
DEATH — [noun] - the end of life She lived here for four years before her death. [C]Their sudden deaths in a …
Cambridge English vocab
DEATH — n. programmed cell death Bataan Death March Black Death brain death death penalty dance of death Death Valley near death …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DEATH — Synonyms and related words : Azrael, Black Death, Death, Grim Reaper, Pale Death, Reaper, Z, angel of death, annihilation, apodosis, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOOR — See: AT DEATH'S DOOR, AT ONE'S DOOR, CLOSED-DOOR, CLOSE ITS DOORS, CLOSE THE DOOR or BAR THE DOOR or SHUT …
Slang English vocab
DEATH — See ↑ DIE 6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a matter of life and death/be a matter of life or death …
Longman Activator English vocab
DOOR — See: AT DEATH'S DOOR, AT ONE'S DOOR, CLOSED-DOOR, CLOSE ITS DOORS, CLOSE THE DOOR or BAR THE DOOR or SHUT …
Словарь английских идиом

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