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.
See also:
  • 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)