How to Pronounce "lie at death's door"
expression
LYE at DETHS DOR
LYE at DETHS DAW
Definition
To be extremely ill or close to dying. This is a figurative expression used to describe someone whose life is in great danger.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫaɪ/ /ˈæt/ /ˈdɛθs/ /ˈdɔɹ
British English
lˈaɪ/ /ˈæt/ /dɛθs/ /dˈɔː
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LYE at DETHS DOR
UK
LYE at DETHS DAW
Listen in Context
After the accident, he lay at death's door for weeks.
The old dog lies at death's door now.
The patient was said to be lying at death's door but survived.
Last winter, my grandfather lay at death's door, but the doctors saved him.