Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

at someone's door

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: at -some-one's -door
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Very nearby; close to someone.

prep_phrase

Being someone's fault or responsibility.

Example Sentences

"“What we are seeing in markets is the realisation that ECB tightening is at our door,” said Rohan Khanna, a fixed-income strategist at UBS."
"“Absolutely those deaths are at the door of the Texas Department of Agriculture,” Gilbert spokesman Vince Leibowitz charges. “They should have noticed those problems and they should have done something about it. Clearly they didn’t and Todd Staples is the one who needs to be held accountable for it.”"

Phrases

at the door at the door of lay at someone's door lie at someone's door

Frequently Paired Words

at the door at the door of lay at someone's door lie at someone's door

Synonyms

on someone's doorstep

Questions

What does at someone's door mean?: Very nearby; close to someone.

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