what the doctor ordered

Maggots are, after all, completely disgusting to most of us, yet they might just be what the doctor ordered.

And can we agree that starting the morning off with a shot or two of rum might be just what the doctor ordered by mid-December?

What saved the show was comedy writer Terry Nation, who had worked with comic legends like Spike Milligan, Eric Sykes and Tony Hancock - and prescribed what the doctor ordered by accident.

“Well, bed rest is what the doctor ordered,” I croaked.

“As New York works to fight the loneliness epidemic, some help from honorary Ambassador Ruth Westheimer may be just what the doctor ordered,” said Mrs. Hochul, a Democrat.