How to Pronounce "doctors make the worst patients"
expression
DAHK-terz MAYK thuh WURST PAY-shunts
DOK-tuhz MAYK thuh WURST PAY-shunts
Definition
This expression means that people who are doctors often don't follow medical advice well or are difficult when they are patients themselves.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈdɑktɝz/ /ˈmeɪk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwɝst/ /ˈpeɪʃənts/, /ˈpeɪʃənz
British English
dˈɒktəz/ /mˈeɪk/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈɜːst/ /pˈeɪʃənts
Simplified Pronunciation
US
DAHK-terz MAYK thuh WURST PAY-shunts
UK
DOK-tuhz MAYK thuh WURST PAY-shunts
Listen in Context
Doctors make the worst patients, because they do not like to rest.
My father says doctors make the worst patients when he is sick.
People laugh when someone proves doctors make the worst patients.
'You need to stay in bed!' 'I know, but you know what they say, doctors make the worst patients.'