just what the doctor ordered
idiom
informal
: exactly what is wanted or needed
A day at the beach was just what the doctor ordered.
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Shawnee Mountain, Pennsylvania Located in the Poconos, where snow accumulates quickly and often, Shawnee Mountain offers wide, groomed slopes that are just what the doctor ordered for senior skiers.
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Roger Sands, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
For these folks, Ms. Good’s death at the hands of an ICE officer in Minneapolis is just what the doctor ordered.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026
The president’s brightest health stars waddled out in tandem to a press conference the other day to announce that once again, Trump & Co. know just what the doctor ordered.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
An encore of that 2005 double-dip would be just what the doctor ordered in 2026.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026
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Roger Sands, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
For these folks, Ms. Good’s death at the hands of an ICE officer in Minneapolis is just what the doctor ordered.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026
The president’s brightest health stars waddled out in tandem to a press conference the other day to announce that once again, Trump & Co. know just what the doctor ordered.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
An encore of that 2005 double-dip would be just what the doctor ordered in 2026.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for just what the doctor ordered
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