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knocks on heaven's door

knocks on heaven's door is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 knocks on heaven's door

What is knocks on heaven's door the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Knocks on heaven's door is the third-person singular simple present indicative of knock on heaven's door.

Words near knocks on heaven's door in the dictionary

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

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