The good doctor (phrase)
For other uses, see The Good Doctor.
The phrase "the good doctor" is a cliché which is commonly used in reference to any physician, sometimes with an ironic tone. Its first use was almost certainly by Shakespeare, at the end of Act V, Scene 1 of Macbeth:
- Doctor: ...So, good night:
- My mind she has mated, and amazed my sight.
- I think, but dare not speak.
- Gentlewoman: Good night, good doctor. (Exeunt).[1]
References
- ↑ Gordon, Richard (2002). Literary Companion to Medicine. Macmillan. p. 364. ISBN 9780312313517.
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