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knock on heaven's door en · VERB

Meanings

  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:
    • During my stay in the high dependency ward I also knocked on heaven's door. At one point I had to be resuscitated and after being resuscitated I found one of the resuscitation discs still on my chest. 2022, Jack Woodside, P.O.S.H. Portside Out – Starboard Home My Life Story:

Forms

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knocks on heaven's door Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
knocking on heaven's door Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
knocked on heaven's door Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
knocked on heaven's door Tense=Past lexicographic