"on someone's doorstep" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on someone's doorstep, {{en-PP}} on someone's doorstep
  1. (idiomatic) Very nearby. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: at someone's door
    Sense id: en-on_someone's_doorstep-en-prep_phrase-suedtOcr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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