treatment : Idioms & Phrases


beauty treatment

  • noun enhancement of someone's personal beauty
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full treatment

  • noun everything available; usually preceded by `the'
    whole caboodle; kit and boodle; whole kit and boodle; whole kit and caboodle; whole works; whole kit; kit and caboodle; whole shebang; works.
    • we saw the whole shebang
    • a hotdog with the works
    • we took on the whole caboodle
    • for $10 you get the full treatment
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Heroic treatment ∨ remedies

  • (Med.), treatment or remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate case.
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ill-treatment

  • noun cruel or inhumane treatment
    maltreatment; abuse; ill-usage.
    • the child showed signs of physical abuse
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inhuman treatment

  • noun a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
    cruelty.
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insulin shock treatment

  • noun the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma
    insulin shock therapy; insulin shock.
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metrazol shock treatment

  • noun the administration of sufficient Metrazol to induce convulsions and coma
    metrazol shock; metrazol shock therapy.
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orthodontic treatment

  • noun dental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy; treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids
    • orthodontic treatment of facial abnormalities
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shock treatment

  • noun treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
    shock therapy.
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silent treatment

  • noun an aloof refusal to speak to someone you know
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summary treatment

  • noun a brief and unsympathetic rejection
    short shrift.
    • they made short shrift of my request
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