单词 | on the doorstep |
释义 | > as lemmason the (or one's) doorstep on the (or one's) doorstep, near by. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > near by [phrase] nigh handlOE of (also from, in) nigh?c1225 at the gate1340 near at handa1400 nearhanda1400 nigh at handa1400 nigh byc1460 nearbyc1480 on the doorstep1957 on the (or one's) doorstep1957 1957 A. Huxley Let. 8 Apr. (1969) 823 The ultimate revolution..is here on our doorstep. 1958 A. White tr. Colette Claudine in Paris iv. 30 Just a few yards from here, there's a delightful flat, and we'd be practically on each other's doorsteps. 1959 Listener 26 Nov. 945/3 Mr. Conrad Aiken has called it ‘..a classic right on the doorstep’. < as lemmas |
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