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knocked on heaven's door

knocked on heaven's door is the simple past and past participle of knock on heaven's door.

Meaning of knock on heaven's door

Verb

knock on heaven's door (third-person singular simple present knocks on heaven's door, present participle knocking on heaven's door, simple past and past participle knocked on heaven's door)

  1. (idiomatic) To die or be close to death.
    • I had knocked on heaven's door but they didn't let me in!2011, Lesley Ann Eden, Beyond Belief in the Land of Rhythm, page 200

Questions about knocked on heaven's door

What is knocked on heaven's door the simple past and past participle of?
Knocked on heaven's door is the simple past and past participle of knock on heaven's door.

Words near knocked on heaven's door in the dictionary

  1. knocked it out of the ballpark
  2. knocked it out of the park
  3. knocked off
  4. knocked off someone's block
  5. knocked on
  6. knocked on heaven's door
  7. knocked on the door of
  8. knocked on the head
  9. knocked on wood
  10. knocked one out
  11. knocked one out of the ball park

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