"knock on the door of" meaning in English

See knock on the door of in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

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]
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): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see knock, on, the, door, of. Synonyms: knock at the door of Derived forms: knocking on heaven's door
    Sense id: en-knock_on_the_door_of-en-verb-cQqcsmyj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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