at death's door
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at death's door
An adverb phrase is a group of words used to describe a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., de plus en plus).
1. (idiom) (close to dying)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. à l'article de la mort
After a severe bout of pneumonia, the elderly patient lay at death's door for several days.Après une grave pneumonie, le patient âgé était à l'article de la mort pendant plusieurs jours.
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