2. Now complete the sentence below with these expressions  

1 He had been ______________ but the staff were now astonished that his condition had _______ such ______________ that he had ___________ and was able to move around the hospital ward to go to the toilet.

Answer key

1.
To be at death’s door – to be dangerously ill

to find one’s legs – to begin to walk after an illness

to take a turn for the better – to improve

2.
He had been at death’s door but the staff were now astonished that his condition had taken such a turn for the better that he had found his legs and was able to move around the hospital ward to go to the toilet.