the doctor is in
the DOK-ter iz IN
ðə ˈdɒktər ɪz ɪnListen
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a phrase indicating that an expert, authority, or someone with special knowledge or healing ability is present and available to provide advice, diagnosis, or assistance; the phrase derives from the sign hung outside physicians' surgeries to indicate that the doctor is present and seeing patients, as opposed to the out-of-office sign meaning no consultation is available; in popular culture it is associated with the Peanuts comic strip, where Lucy van Pelt sets up a psychiatric help booth with this sign; the phrase is used humorously to indicate that someone is offering their expertise or opinion on a situation, and more seriously to signal that competent professional guidance is available for a problem that requires specialised knowledge
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