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on one's deathbed

on one's deathbed prepositional phrase: close to death.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Close to death.
    Synonyms:
    at death’s door, knocking on heaven's door, with one foot in the grave

on one's deathbed meaning in Persian

on one's deathbed in Persian

close to death (idiomatic)
جانبهلبرسیده jân-be-lab-reside, جانبهلبآمده jân-be-lab-âmade

Synonyms of on one's deathbed

Questions about on one's deathbed

What does on one's deathbed mean?
On one's deathbed means close to death.
What is on one's deathbed in Persian?
On one's deathbed in Persian is جانبهلبرسیده (jân-be-lab-reside), جانبهلبآمده (jân-be-lab-âmade). See On one's deathbed meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is on one's deathbed?
On one's deathbed is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on one's deathbed in the dictionary

  1. on one's back
  2. on one's beam ends
  3. on one's behaviour
  4. on one's bill
  5. on one's conscience
  6. on one's deathbed
  7. on one's feet
  8. on one's game
  9. on one's guard
  10. on one's hands and knees
  11. on one's head

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