| 单词 | what the doctor ordered |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhat the doctor ordered P3. colloquial what the doctor ordered: something which meets a particular need, esp. one which has been previously expressed, or (more generally) which is very beneficial or desirable. Often as just what the doctor ordered. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > an advantage, benefit, or favourable circumstance > a benefit > that makes happy or prosperous > a beneficial or desirable thing good thing1745 what the doctor ordered1873 just the job1943 1873 Sporting Gaz. 22 Mar. 196/1 The race proved to be exactly what ‘the doctor ordered’. 1882 Globe (Atchison, Kansas) 14 Oct. Everybody knows what patience and self control is required..when the operator must go into the cellar for one piece of pipe, to the barn for another, and then hunt the premises over for an elbow or two, and after all is together in nice shape, and you think you have just what the doctor ordered, find that it is about a foot short. 1903 ‘T. Collins’ Such is Life 209 Physically, not one in ten of us is what the doctor ordered. 1948 G. Vidal City & Pillar i. i. 16 The waiter brought her a drink. ‘Just what the doctor ordered,’ she said, smiling at him. 1950 P. G. Wodehouse Nothing Serious 61 ‘You admired my little friend?’ ‘She is what the doctor ordered.’ 2016 Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois) 16 Mar. 6/1 Sometimes cake is just what the doctor ordered. < as lemmas |
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