MEDICAL IDIOMS | PART 2
Example: The sales manager was at death’s door after his heart attack.
Kink in one’s neck = A cramp in one’s neck that causes pain 
Example: I woke up this morning with a kink in my neck.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away = Eating healthy foods 
will keep one from getting sick (and needing to see a doctor) 
Example: Have an apple for a snack, instead of those chips. An apple a day keeps the doctor away, after all.
Taste of your own medicine = The same unpleasant experience or treatment that one has given to others 
Example: This team likes to play rough, so let’s go out there and give them a taste of their own medicine!
Go Under the Knife = have surgery 
Example: I’m going under the knife next month to try to solve my knee problems. Hope it helps!
Break out in a cold sweat = To perspire from fever or anxiety 
Example: I usually break out in a cold sweat when I have to make a speech.
Catch one’s death of cold = To become very ill (with a cold/flu etc.) 
Example: The little boy was told to be careful in the rain or he would catch his death of cold.
Be on the Mend = Be improving after an illness 
Example: I was in the hospital for a week after I contracted malaria, but now I’m back home, and I’m on the mend.
Just what the doctor ordered = Exactly the thing that is or was needed to help improve something or make one feel better 
Example: A short nap is just what the doctor ordered.
As fit as a fiddle = To be healthy and physically fit 
Example: My grandfather is ninety years old but he is as fit as a fiddle.
See also
MEDICAL IDIOMS | PART 1