deathbed
noun/ˈdeθbed/
/ˈdeθbed/
[usually singular]- the bed in which somebody is dying or dies
- a deathbed confession/conversion
- He told me the truth on his deathbed (= as he lay dying).
- She was on her deathbed (= going to die very soon).
- (humorous) You'd have to be practically on your deathbed before the doctor would come and see you!
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDeathbed is used before these nouns:- confession
- conversion
- repentance
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