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.

Hansoms are not rare in Ebury Street, and how can one tell in these small houses if the peal is at one's door or the next?

From The Marriage of Elinor by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)

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

From The River and I by Neihardt, John G.

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