Idiom
doctors make the worst patients
Meaning
It is difficult to advise people on subjects that they are experts on.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My sister is a nurse, and doctors make the worst patients.”
“When the dentist needed a root canal, he refused to follow his own advice because doctors make the worst patients.”
“Even the most skilled surgeon often ignores medical guidance during his own recovery, proving the old adage that doctors make the worst patients.”
Examples
simple
“My sister is a nurse, and doctors make the worst patients.”
contextual
“When the dentist needed a root canal, he refused to follow his own advice because doctors make the worst patients.”
complex
“Even the most skilled surgeon often ignores medical guidance during his own recovery, proving the old adage that doctors make the worst patients.”
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