at doorstep

at (one's) doorstep

1. Literally, outside one's door. I'm at your doorstep right now—where are you?
2. By extension, one's responsibility. That issue is at the police commissioner's doorstep now. I always hire reputable contractors for my company because I don't want complaints of shoddy construction at my doorstep.
3. Very close to one's location, especially of an unwanted thing that is encroaching. We used to think of it as a skirmish on the frontier, but the war is now at our doorstep. This whole area used to be rural, but with rampant development, the suburbs are at our doorstep.
See also: doorstep
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

at someone's doorstep

 and on someone's doorstep
Fig. in someone's care; as someone's responsibility. Why do you always have to lay your problems at my doorstep? I shall put this issue on someone else's doorstep. I don't want that problem on my doorstep.
See also: doorstep
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • at door
  • at one's door
  • at (one's) door
  • at somebody's expense
  • at someone's expense
  • at expense
  • at (one's) expense
  • be remembered as (something)
  • be remembered as/for something
References in periodicals archive
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Post recent initiatives including Electronic Money Order at doorstep, mobile App and e-commerce services have received good feedback from the public on its portal.
Pakistan Post recent initiatives receive good feedback
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Post recent initiatives including Electronic Money Order at doorstep, mobile App and e-commerce services have received good feedback from the public on its portal.
Pakistan Post recent initiatives receive good feedback
She said: "Everyone at Doorstep knew what the pot looked like.
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10 -- MeriCAR.com, a car servicing web portal which states that it is the first to do so has announced the launch of car servicing like car dry cleaning, polishing, washing at doorstep in New Delhi and NCR.
Car breakdown, car accessories and car detailing at doorstep are popular value added services.
MeriCAR.com launches car service at doorstep in New Delhi and NCR