at death's door

at death's door
при смерти, на пороге смерти

Hopkins had spent so much time at death's door during the past nine years, that the final act of passing through it must have been for him pretty much of a routine matter. (R. E. Sherwood, ‘Roosevelt and Hopkins’, ch. XXXVI) — Гопкинс последние девять лет так часто находился на пороге смерти, что окончательно переступить его уже казалось ему чем-то вполне обыденным.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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