be knocking on heaven's door
be knocking on heaven's door
To be dying; to be approaching or very close to death (i.e., about to be admitted into the afterlife). My grandfather fought a good fight against his stomach cancer, but I'm afraid he's knocking on heaven's door now.
See also: door, knock, on
knocking on heaven's door
Dying; approaching or very close to death (i.e., about to be admitted into the afterlife). My grandfather fought a good fight against his cancer, but I'm afraid he's knocking on heaven's door now.
See also: door, knock, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- knocking on heaven's door
- no harm, no foul
- (as) white as snow
- (as) white as the driven snow
- Who is it?
- be not all there
- be not all/quite there
- put the boot in
- put/stick the boot in
- burn (one) out of (something)