doctor's orders
noun[plural]
mainlyhumorousuk/ˌdɒk.təz ˈɔː.dəz/us/ˌdɑːk.tɚz ˈɔːr.dɚz/used tomeanthat you must do something becauseyourdoctorhas told you to do it:
（谨遵）医嘱I have to take aweekoffwork- doctor'sorders!我得请一周假——这可是医生要求的！
Instructions and orders
- as per instructionsidiom
- brief
- briefing
- charge
- clarion call
- command
- commandment
- counter-order
- dictate
- diktat
- directive
- fiat
- interdict
- marching orders
- order
- orders are ordersidiom
- stipulation
- unbriefed
- walkthrough
- word
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Medical treatment: doctors & health workers generally