doctors make the worst patients
It is difficult to advise people on subjects that they are experts on.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“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.”
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absence makes the heart grow fonder
One feels more love or affection for those one loves when parted from them.
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be one's own worst enemy
To act contrary to one's own interests; to cause problems for oneself; to self-sabotage.
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cannot make it
Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.
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enough to make a cat laugh
Very outlandish or outrageous.
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enough to make the angels weep
Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.
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fine feathers make fine birds
Something that appears beautiful or good is by definition beautiful or good.
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good doctor
An honorific form of address to a doctor.
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good doctors
plural of good doctor. An honorific form of address to a group of doctors.
Last updated August 10, 2026