doctor's orders

Examples (10)

• He left the hospital against doctor's orders.
• Complete bed rest for a week—that's doctor's orders.
• Are you really going back to work so soon? What about the doctor's orders?
• I'm sorry, but you have to take this medicine. It's doctor's orders.
• My wife insists I relax all weekend; she says it's on doctor's orders.
• Ignoring the doctor's orders could seriously delay your recovery.
• Starting tomorrow, I'll be on a strict diet, following the doctor's orders to the letter.
• The athlete is under strict doctor's orders not to compete until his injury has fully healed.
• She continued to smoke against strict doctor's orders.
• No solid food for 24 hours. That's a direct order, doctor's orders!