Idioms

couch-doctor

couch doctor

slang
1. A psychotherapist or psychoanalyst. I've been seeing the same couch doctor for nearly a year, but I don't feel like it has made any improvement to my mental health. He's going to need some long sessions with a couch doctor after what happened. I had my reservations about seeing a couch doctor, but it has been very helpful to talk through my emotional issues with an objective third party.
2. Someone who specializes in repairing or making alterations to couches. A: "The kids were jumping on the couch and broke one of the arm rests!" B: "There's a couch doctor in town you can take it to. He does really great work." The upholstery ripped, huh? I bet Grandma and Grandpa know a couch doctor you could call—they seem to know everyone in every niche field in this town! One of the legs on our couch broke. Is this the sort of thing a couch doctor could fix?
3. Someone who specializes in transporting couches into or out of difficult or tricky locations. I'm looking for a local couch doctor who can help move my new couch into my fifth-floor apartment. I have no idea how I'll do it by myself. Turns out we can't fit the couch through the front door after all. Would a couch doctor be able to help us? I doubt that a couch doctor could even help get a full-size couch into your carriage house! I think a love seat is your only hope.
See also: couch, doctor
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couch-doctor

and couch-turkey
n. a psychiatrist; a psychoanalyst. I finally walked out on my couch-doctor. Now I’m getting it all together. I bought three new cars for that couch-turkey! Now I’m paying for his kid’s college!
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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