Idiom
knock on heaven's door
Meaning
To die or be close to death.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The old dog is knocking on heaven's door.”
“The doctor told the family that their grandfather was knocking on heaven's door after his long illness.”
“As the storm raged outside and his strength faded, the weary traveler realized he was finally knocking on heaven's door.”
Examples
simple
“The old dog is knocking on heaven's door.”
contextual
“The doctor told the family that their grandfather was knocking on heaven's door after his long illness.”
complex
“As the storm raged outside and his strength faded, the weary traveler realized he was finally knocking on heaven's door.”
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