Question of the Day #626

Heaven’s Vault Review – Knocking On Heaven’s Door

From the headline of this article at WCCF Tech.

上記の文で、knocking on heaven's doorの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "knocking on heaven's door" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎等に適訳がないので、The Free Dictionaryによると、下記のようになります。

死にかけている、死が近づいている。

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

Dying; approaching or very close to death (i.e., about to be admitted into the afterlife).

Examples

• My grandfather fought a good fight against his cancer, but I'm afraid he's knocking on heaven's door now.
• Why are you always risking your life? I don't want you to be a hero if it kills you! Do you know how much I worry about you? And still, you just keep knocking on heaven's door!
• Our dog is over 15 years old, and he’s pretty sick. He’s knocking on heaven’s door.

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