humorous doctors who look after people who are mentally ill.
The men in white coats will be coming to take me away if I stay in this job much longer.
men in white coats
noun
1
medical or laboratory personnel UK, 1967.
2
psychiatric staff. Usually humorous, and in a context that questions a person's sanity UK, 1968
the men in white coats
The healthcare professionals who work at a mental health institution. The phrase is typically used in a context intended to be humorous. You're talking crazy again. I'm not going to have to call the men in white coats, am I?
men in white coats
psychiatrists or psychiatric workers (used to imply that someone is mad or mentally unbalanced). humorous
1995EconomistMrs Thatcher was removed from Ten Downing Street by men in grey suits. Judging by her hyperthyroidic performance this week, it would now take men in white coats.