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Idiom the pearly gates humorous the entrance to heaven, where some people believe you go when you die.I'll meet you at the pearly gates and we can compare notes.
idiomthe pearly gatesreligion a humorous expression meaning the entrance to heaventhe place where many people believe you go when you die:I feel that Angel Gabriel will ask me at the pearly gates: Ilsa, did you lead a good life?They wondered whether Aldous Huxley and John F. Kennedy had shared a fiery chariot to the pearly gates, since Huxley had died the previous day.
the pearly gatesThe gates of heaven. The phrase originates from a passage about heaven in the book of Revelation. Sometimes capitalized. When I get to the pearly gates, I want Saint Peter to say, "Now the party can begin!" the ˌPearly ˈGates (humorous) the gates of heaven: What’s going to happen when I get to those Pearly Gates? Have I lead a good life? |