doorstep

Everyday

1. A doorstep is the step or flat spot just outside the front door of a house. tree →
2. «On your doorstep» means very close to where you live. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life parcels, milk and post are left on the doorstep, and visitors wait there; in stories someone finds a basket or a lost cat on the doorstep. Phrases: «on the doorstep», «right on our doorstep» (very near), «leave it on the doorstep».

Examples

• The parcel was left on the doorstep. tree →
• A little kitten was crying on our doorstep. tree →
• Gran waved goodbye from the doorstep. tree →
• Wipe your feet on the doorstep before you come in. tree →
• We have a beautiful beach right on our doorstep. tree →
• The milkman used to leave bottles on the doorstep. tree →
• Never open the door to strangers on the doorstep without a grown-up. tree →
• When he got home his mother was on the doorstep. tree →

Note

Countable, written as one word. «On our doorstep» can mean literally at the door or simply «very close by». Safety: a stranger on the doorstep is still a stranger; check with an adult.