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doctor
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away. (old-fashioned)
something that you say which means eating an apple every day will keep you healthy. If 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away,' then why have I got this terrible cold?
See also: apple, away, day, keep

be just what the doctor ordered (humorous)

to be exactly what is wanted or needed. 'Andy's making us some lunch.' 'Great, just what the doctor ordered.' A night out on their own was just what the doctor ordered.
See also: just, order

a spin doctor

someone whose job is to make sure that the information the public receives about a particular event makes them approve of the organization they work for, usually a political party. In politics, this is the age of the spin doctor and image maker.
See also: spin

just what the doctor ordered
exactly what is wanted or needed. An evening without the kids was just what the doctor ordered.
See also: just, order


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