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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at one's door

But had one not need to walk with a guard, and to have a sentinel stand at one's door for this?

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by John Bunyan

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

From The River and I by John G. Neihardt

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

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

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 Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

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 Gay Montague Moore

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