Meanings
prepositional phrase
- idiomaticClose to death.
Synonyms: at death’s door, knocking on heaven's door, with one foot in the grave
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseClose to death.
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Translations
Bulgarian на смъ́ртно легло́
- на смъ́ртно легло́ (na smắrtno legló)close to death (idiomatic)
Catalan en el seu llit de mort
- en el seu llit de mortclose to death (idiomatic)
Finnish kuolinvuoteellaan
- kuolinvuoteellaanclose to death (idiomatic)
French sur son lit de mort
- sur son lit de mortclose to death (idiomatic)
German auf dem Sterbebett
- auf dem Sterbebettclose to death (idiomatic)
Persian جانبهلبرسیده, جانبهلبآمده
- جانبهلبرسیده (jân-be-lab-reside)close to death (idiomatic)
- جانبهلبآمده (jân-be-lab-âmade)close to death (idiomatic)
Polish na łożu śmierci
- na łożu śmierciclose to death (idiomatic)
Russian на сме́ртном одре́
- на сме́ртном одре́ (na smértnom odré)close to death (idiomatic)
Cite this entry
APA
on one's deathbed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20one's%20deathbed
MLA
“on one's deathbed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20one's%20deathbed. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on one's deathbed,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20one's%20deathbed.
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