at one's door

Idioms  

1. Also, on one's doorstep. Very nearby, as in The bus stop was practically on our doorstep, or The Mexican currency crisis is literally at our door. [Early 1900s] Also see lay at someone's door.

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Example Sentences

Sympathy for the poor relation at one's door is a rare thing indeed.

From Ireland and the Home Rule Movement by McDonnell, Michael F. J.

It is a subtle compliment to have book agents and tramps frequently at one's door.

From The River and I by Neihardt, John G.

It was so easy to dispose of a cargo of tobacco and receive at one's door in return delivery of a neat London sofa, greatcoat, or a coach and harness.

From Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria by Moore, Gay Montague

It was a privilege to be taken up by the Latham car after school and set down at one's door; and Stella distributed such favors with no lack of shrewdness.

From Janice Day the Young Homemaker by Long, Helen Beecher

About 10.30 A.M. a War Office messenger, wearing a hunted look on his face, would appear at one's door.

From Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 by Callwell, C. E. (Charles Edward), Sir