"at someone's door" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at someone's door, {{en-PP}} at someone's door
  1. (idiomatic) Very nearby; close to someone. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: on someone's doorstep
    Sense id: en-at_someone's_door-en-prep_phrase-~b7mAkCs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29
  2. (idiomatic) Being someone's fault or responsibility. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: at the door, at the door of, lay at someone's door, lie at someone's door
    Sense id: en-at_someone's_door-en-prep_phrase-eSUkoe2A

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