"at death's door" in Indonesian
Definition
Menggambarkan seseorang yang sangat sakit atau hampir meninggal.
Usage Notes (Indonesian)
Frasa ini bersifat idiomatis dan bisa digunakan serius atau bercanda. Tidak digunakan untuk orang yang hanya tua tanpa sakit parah.
Examples
After days of high fever, he was at death's door.
Setelah berhari-hari demam tinggi, dia **di ambang kematian**.
She looked at death's door but recovered quickly.
Dia tampak **di ambang kematian**, tapi cepat sembuh.
My grandfather was at death's door last winter.
Musim dingin lalu, kakekku **hampir mati**.
With that horrible flu, I honestly felt like I was at death's door.
Dengan flu parah itu, aku sungguh merasa **di ambang kematian**.
He joked that after eating that spicy food, he was at death's door.
Dia bercanda bahwa setelah makan makanan pedas itu, dia **di ambang kematian**.
The doctors said he was at death's door, but he made a full recovery.
Dokter berkata dia **di ambang kematian**, tapi dia pulih sepenuhnya.