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at someone's door

at someone's door prepositional phrase: very nearby; close to someone.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Very nearby; close to someone.
    • “What we are seeing in markets is the realisation that ECB tightening is at our door,” said Rohan Khanna, a fixed-income strategist at UBS.2022 May 4, Tommy Stubbington, Martin Arnold, “ECB policy tightening sends eurozone borrowing costs soaring”, in Financial Times
  2. (idiomatic) Being someone's fault or responsibility.
    • “Absolutely those deaths are at the door of the Texas Department of Agriculture,” Gilbert spokesman Vince Leibowitz charges. “They should have noticed those problems and they should have done something about it. Clearly they didn’t and Todd Staples is the one who needs to be held accountable for...2010 June 28, Reeve Hamilton, “TribBlog: Gilbert: Staples Has "Blood on His Hands"”, in The Texas Tribune

Synonyms of at someone's door

Questions about at someone's door

What does at someone's door mean?
At someone's door means very nearby; close to someone.
What part of speech is at someone's door?
At someone's door is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at someone's door in the dictionary

  1. at signs
  2. at six and seven
  3. at sixes and sevens
  4. at some point
  5. at someone's disposal
  6. at someone's door
  7. at someone's elbow
  8. at someone's heels
  9. at someone's service
  10. at someone's throat
  11. at spearpoint

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