At Death's Door (A Common English Idiom) | Learn American English in 1 Minute a Day

A common English idiom is, at death's door. It means that someone is quite sick and may be close to dying. At death's door meaning: Close to dying. At death's door origin: Death and an entryway (door) became associated with each other in England in the 1300s. At death, some people think that you go through a door of some kind to the next life. At death's door examples: "My friend is at death's door. I'm not sure she's going to make it." "My grandpa was at death's door for months but he surprisingly recovered." --------------------------------------- Another popular American idiom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXgwNIMG1-s -------------------------------------- Want to find out more? Check out: https://eslspeaking.org/american-english-idioms/ The Big Book of American Idioms: https://amzn.to/3o6YxZi Even more Ideas for the TEFL Classroom: https://eslspeaking.org/