An apple a day keeps the doctor away



an apple a day keeps the doctor away

Eating healthy foods will keep one from getting sick (and needing to see a doctor). Primarily heard in US. Have an apple for a snack, instead of those chips. An apple a day keeps the doctor away, after all.
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Prov. Apples are so nutritious that if you eat an apple every day, you will not ever need to go to a doctor. Remember to take an apple in your lunch today. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Grandma always fed us lots of apples when we visited her. She believed that an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
See also: apple, away, doctor, keep

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

  (old-fashioned)
something that you say which means eating an apple every day will keep you healthy If 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away,' then why have I got this terrible cold?
See also: apple, away, doctor, keep

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Teodorote-o-DO-ro (Italian), te-o-DHO-ro (Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Andronikos-Ancient Greek
As'ad-Arabic
MatiasMAH-tee-ahs (Finnish)Finnish, Portuguese
Sumon-Bengali
Yentl-Yiddish