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doorstep
/ ˈdɔːˌstɛp /
noun
a step in front of a door
very close or accessible
informal, a thick slice of bread
verb
to canvass (a district) or interview (a member of the public) by or in the course of door-to-door visiting
(of a journalist) to wait outside the house of (someone) to obtain an interview, photograph, etc when he or she emerges
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Putin has promised to deploy the missile to Belarus, putting the hypersonic tactical weapon on NATO’s doorstep.
But for those living in this apartment complex, there is a daily battle on their doorstep, although they disagree over who is to blame for the violence.
The following day, Ms Wandelt left a handwritten note on the family's doorstep asking for a DNA test, the court heard.
Attempts to see him were sometimes met with excuses and, on one visit just 11 days before he died, a social worker stayed on the doorstep for 45 minutes because of Covid restrictions.
Voters are often stunned when Fonda shows up on their doorstep.
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