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See: AT ONE'S DOOR or AT ONE'S DOOR-STEP.

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at one's door

[at one's door] or [at one's doorstep] {adv. phr.} 1. Very close; very near where you live or work. * /Johnny is very lucky because there's a swimming pool right […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[door] See: [AT DEATH'S DOOR], [AT ONE'S DOOR], [CLOSED-DOOR], [CLOSE ITS DOORS], [CLOSE THE DOOR] or [BAR THE DOOR] or [SHUT THE DOOR], [DARKEN ONE'S DOOR] or [DARKEN THE DOOR], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[next door] {adv.} or {adj.} 1. In or to the next house or apartment. * /He lived next door to me./ * /She telephoned next door to ask about John./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

close the door

[close the door] or [bar the door] or [shut the door] {v. phr.} To prevent any more action or talk about a subject. * /The President's veto closed the door […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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