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just what the doctor ordered
Idioms and Phrases
Exactly what was needed. For example, This steak is just what the doctor ordered , or You've been a great help in our office—just what the doctor ordered . This expression alludes to a physician's prescription for a cure. [First half of 1900s]Example Sentences
In that regard, the Indo-Pacific Quad will be just what the doctor ordered.
It’s been a tough morning on all of us, her supervisor sighs, “and I thought a little frivolity would be just what the doctor ordered.â€
For some, it may be just what the doctor ordered for a mid-December mind vacation.
And can we agree that starting the morning off with a shot or two of rum might be just what the doctor ordered by mid-December?
“As New York works to fight the loneliness epidemic, some help from honorary Ambassador Ruth Westheimer may be just what the doctor ordered,†said Mrs. Hochul, a Democrat.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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