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doorstep
OXFORD DICTIONARY
doorstep, n. & v.
--n.
1 a step leading up to the outer door of a house etc.
2 sl. a thick slice of bread.
--v.intr. (-stepped, -stepping) go from door to door selling, canvassing, etc.
--n.
1 a step leading up to the outer door of a house etc.
2 sl. a thick slice of bread.
--v.intr. (-stepped, -stepping) go from door to door selling, canvassing, etc.
Idiom
on one's (or the) doorstep very close.
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