English / proverb
Doctors Make the Worst Patients
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Experts often ignore their own professional advice or struggle when placed on the receiving end of a service.
In context
01
Just as doctors make the worst patients, experienced service consultants are often the most demanding customers.
02
Our IT manager refused to submit a helpdesk ticket, proving that doctors make the worst patients.
Synonyms
experts resist advice,the shoemaker's children go barefoot,professionals dislike following rules
Antonyms
obedient clients,cooperative recipients
Collocations
classic case of doctors make the worst patients,remember that doctors make the worst patients,true that doctors make the worst patients