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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New research suggests an unconventional treatment may be just what the doctor ordered for combating the joint pain, stiffness, and swelling of knee osteoarthritis: low-dose radiation treatments.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Will a home game at night against Browning be just what the doctor ordered for Denver to have a get-right game defensively?
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
To its credit, Kansas City has mostly bottled the run (3.6 yards per carry allowed) on defense, while New York may prove to be just what the doctor ordered (5.9 yards per carry allowed) for Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
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Warren Buffett was just what the doctor ordered to stabilize UnitedHealth Group shares.
—Annika Kim Constantino,bertha Coombs,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Will a home game at night against Browning be just what the doctor ordered for Denver to have a get-right game defensively?
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
To its credit, Kansas City has mostly bottled the run (3.6 yards per carry allowed) on defense, while New York may prove to be just what the doctor ordered (5.9 yards per carry allowed) for Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Latest in health care: UnitedHealth’s Buffett bounce holds for now
Warren Buffett was just what the doctor ordered to stabilize UnitedHealth Group shares.
—Annika Kim Constantino,bertha Coombs,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for just what the doctor ordered
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“Just what the doctor ordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20what%20the%20doctor%20ordered. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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