"knock on the door of" meaning in All languages combined

See knock on the door of on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: knocks on the door of [present, singular, third-person], knocking on the door of [participle, present], knocked on the door of [participle, past], knocked on the door of [past], knock at the door of [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} knock on the door of (third-person singular simple present knocks on the door of, present participle knocking on the door of, simple past and past participle knocked on the door of)
  1. To ask for entrance or admission into.
    Sense id: en-knock_on_the_door_of-en-verb-M-xS~WTe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see knock, on, the, door, of. Derived forms: knocking on heaven's door
    Sense id: en-knock_on_the_door_of-en-verb-cQqcsmyj

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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