bum steer

noun [C usually sing] /ˈbʌm ˈstɪər/

Definition

› slang bad advice: Someone gave us a bum steer to a hotel that was awful.

(Definition of bum steer noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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