• НА СМЕРТНОМ ОДРЕ elev; НА ОДРЕ СМЕРТИ obs
[PrepP; these forms only; adv, subj-compl with быть (subj: human), or obj-compl with найти, застать кого (obj: human); fixed WO]
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⇒ when s.o. is dying, in a state close to death:
- on one's (s.o.'s) deathbed.
♦ Поздно, поздно переучивать человека на смертном одре (Абрамов 1). It's too late to re-educate a man, when he's on his deathbed (1a).