When doctors were told to contribute to the construction of a new
wing at a hospital:
The allergists voted to scratch it.
(To scratch: to rub or scrape slightly, as with the fingernails, to relieve itching.
To scratch it: to cancel (a project or program, for example).)
The dermatologists preferred no rash moves.
(Rash: (n)A skin eruption.
(adj)Characterized by or resulting from ill-considered haste or boldness –Rom: mişcări pripite)
The gastroenterologists had a gut feeling about it.
(Gut: the belly; stomach; abdomen.//Guts: the bowels or entrails.
A gut feeling, or gut reaction, is a visceral emotional reaction to something, and often one of uneasiness. Gut feelings are generally regarded as not modulated by conscious thought.)
The neurologists thought the administration had a lot of nerve.
( To have a nerve: to have great rudeness; a lot of audacity or brashness. Rom: a avea tupeu)
The obstetricians stated they were laboring under a misconception.
(To labor: To undergo the efforts of childbirth.
Misconception: an erroneous conception; mistaken notion.
To labor under a misconception: To suffer from distress or a disadvantage.)
The ophthalmologists considered the idea short-sighted.
(1. (Medicine / Pathology) relating to or suffering from myopia
2. lacking foresight,imprudent, impractical, careless )
The orthopedists issued a joint resolution.
(Joint: (n)A point of articulation between two or more bones, especially such a connection that allows motion.
(adj)Shared by or common to two or more; formed or characterized by cooperation or united action: a joint resolution of the two Houses of Parliament.)
The parasitologists said, “well, if you encyst“.
( encyst is an almost perfect homophone of insist)
The pathologists yelled, “over my dead body!“
The pediatricians said, “grow up”.
The proctologists said, “we are in arrears“.
( Arrears : behind
in arrears: The state of being behind in fulfilling obligations)
The psychiatrists thought it was madness.
The surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing.
The radiologists could see right through it.
The internists thought it was a hard pill to swallow.
The plastic surgeons said, “this puts a whole new face on the matter”.
The podiatrists thought it was a big step forward.
(Podiatry: The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the human foot. Also called chiropody.)
The urologists felt the scheme wouldn’t hold water.
(Hold water: retain urine
To stand up to critical examination: Your explanation doesn’t hold water.)
The cardiologists didn’t have the heart to say no.
And the otologists were deaf to the idea.
The new wing didn’t fly!
(Wing: 1. one of a pair of movable organs for flying.
2. A section of a large building devoted to a specific purpose: the children’s wing of the hospital.
To fly: 1. To move through the air by means of wings or winglike parts.
2. To gain acceptance or approval; go over: “However sophisticated the reasoning, this particular notion may not fly”).
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