doctor's orders

Also found in: Wikipedia

0.01 sec.

doctor's orders something

that one is strongly advised to do as ordered or as if ordered by a doctor. I have to spend a month in Arizona. Doctor's orders. I'm doing this on doctor's orders, but I don't like it.

See also: order

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

References in classic literature	?		Idioms browser	?		Full browser	?
Pollyanna, meanwhile, in accordance with the doctor's orders, was being escorted to John Pendleton's rooms. Pollyanna by Porter, Eleanor H. View in context "What I say is," her husband protested sullenly, "that we ought to wait for the doctor's orders. The Vanished Messenger by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context He sat up alone with him through the night, only ordering the housekeeper to lie down in her clothes, so as to be ready when he called her, alleging his own indisposition to sleep, and his anxiety to carry out the doctor's orders. Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context			do the dirty work do the dishes do the hard way do the honors do the honours do the job do the rounds do the running do the trick do the unthinkable do the world of good do time do to excess do up brown Do we have to go through all that again? do with a vengeance do without do you have the time do you mind Do you mind! Do you want to make something of it? dock from doctor Doctor Livingstone, I presume? doctor up doctor's orders dodder along dodo doe does doesn doesn't bother me any doesn't hurt to ask. and never hurts to ask doesn't matter to me dog dog and pony show dog ate my homework Dog does not eat dog dog eat dog dog-tired doghouse doing doing okay doing okay? doldrums dole dole out dollar dollar for dollar dollar signs in eyes dollars to donuts			Doctor Who in Detail Doctor Who Information Network Doctor Who Information Society Doctor Who Magazine Doctor Who Makes Torchwood Doctor Who Ratings Guide Doctor Who Reprint Society Doctor Who Screening Society Doctor Who Transcripts Project Doctor Who Web Guide Doctor Williams's Library Doctor Wily Number Doctor X Doctor zhivago Doctor Zorro doctor's bill Doctor's Commons doctor's degree doctor's degree Doctor's Dental Services, Inc. Doctor's Educational Need Doctor's First Report doctor's orders Doctor's Plot Doctor's stuff Doctor's Walk-In Clinic Doctor, Morbid Fear of Going to the Doctor-assisted suicide Doctor-assisted suicide Doctor-assisted suicide Doctor-assisted suicide Doctor-assisted suicide doctor-fish doctor-nurse game Doctor-patient confidentiality Doctor-patient confidentiality doctor-patient interaction Doctor-Patient Partnership Doctor-patient privilege Doctor-patient privilege doctor-patient relation Doctor-patient relationship Doctor-patient relationship doctor’s office doctor’s surgery Doctor’s Wife Syndrome Doctorado en Ciencias Sociales doctoral doctoral doctoral doctoral doctoral Doctoral Addictions Counselor

Idioms and phrases

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.