at one's door
at (one's) door
1. Literally, outside one's door. I'm at your door right now—where are you?
2. By extension, one's responsibility. That issue is at the police commissioner's door now. I always hire reputable contractors for my company because I don't want complaints of shoddy construction at my door.
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 door. This whole area used to be rural, but with rampant development, the suburbs are at our door.
See also: door
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
at one's door
Also, on one's doorstep. Very nearby, as in The bus stop was practically on our doorstep, or The Mexican currency crisis is literally at our door. [Early 1900s] Also see lay at someone's door.
See also: door
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- at (one's) door
- at door
- darken (one's) door
- darken door
- darken someone's door
- darken
- welcome mat
- welcoming mat
- door to door
- door-to-door