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backseat driver — {n.}, {informal} A bossy person in a car who always tells the driver what to do. * /The man who drove the car became angry with the back seat driver./ … Dictionary of American idioms
backseat driver — {n.}, {informal} A bossy person in a car who always tells the driver what to do. * /The man who drove the car became angry with the back seat driver./ … Dictionary of American idioms
backseat driver — A backseat driver is an annoying person who is fond of giving advice to the person performing a task or doing something, especially when the advice is either wrong or unwelcome … The small dictionary of idiomes
backseat driver — A backseat driver is an annoying person who is fond of giving advice to the person performing a task or doing something, especially when the advice is either wrong or unwelcome. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A passenger in a car who… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
backseat driver — n. an annoying passenger who tells the driver how to drive; someone who tells others how to do things. □ I don’t need any backseat driver on this project. □ Stop being a backseat driver! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
backseat driver — noun a meddler who insists on giving unwanted advice • Hypernyms: ↑meddler * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] 1 : a passenger in a car who gives driving advice to the driver 2 : someone who gives unwanted advice or who tries to control something that… … Useful english dictionary
Backseat driver — A backseat driver is an annoying person who is fond of giving advice to the person performing a task or doing something, especially when the advice is either wrong or unwelcome … Dictionary of English idioms
backseat driver — backseat driving. 1. an automobile passenger who offers the driver unsolicited advice, warnings, criticism, etc., esp. from the backseat. 2. any person who, by means of criticism, unsolicited advice, or the like, interferes in affairs that are… … Universalium
backseat driver — Synonyms and related words: Dutch uncle, Paul Pry, Polonius, Sunday driver, admonisher, adviser, bus driver, busman, busybody, buttinsky, cabby, cabdriver, chauffeur, confidant, consultant, counsel, counselor, driver, expert, guide, hack,… … Moby Thesaurus
backseat driver — Constant critic; person giving unwanted advice. ► “In creating a testimonial, engineers first need to rid themselves of the current American work ethic of doing the minimum level of service necessary to satisfy the employer. Second, they need… … American business jargon
backseat\ driver — noun informal A bossy person in a car who always tells the driver what to do. The man who drove the car became angry with the back seat driver … Словарь американских идиом
