How to Pronounce "at death's door"
expression
AT DETHS DOR
AT DETHS DAW
Definition
To be extremely sick or close to dying; at the point where someone might soon die.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈæt/ /ˈdɛθs/ /ˈdɔɹ
British English
ˈæt/ /dɛθs/ /dˈɔː
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AT DETHS DOR
UK
AT DETHS DAW
Listen in Context
After days of high fever, he was at death's door.
She looked at death's door but recovered quickly.
My grandfather was at death's door last winter.
With that horrible flu, I honestly felt like I was at death's door.