back-seat driver
noun [C] /ˌbæk.siːtˈdraɪ.vər/
/-vɚ/ Definition
› a passenger in a car who keeps giving the driver advice that he or she has not asked for: figurative It is expected that the former prime minister will be a back-seat driver (= have a controlling influence on what happens) in the new government.Giving advice
(Definition of back-seat driver noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- admonish verb
- admonition noun
- advice noun
- advisable adjective
- advise verb
- agony aunt noun
- brain trust noun
- bum steer noun
- caution noun (WARNING)
- consulting adjective
- counselling noun
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