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☆ back-seat driver [bak′sēt΄ ]n.a passenger in an automobile who offers unwanted advice about driving
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back-seat driver — back seat drivers also backseat driver 1) N COUNT (disapproval) If you refer to a passenger in a car as a back seat driver, they annoy you because they constantly give you advice. 2) N COUNT (disapproval) If you refer to someone, especially a… … English dictionary
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back-seat driver — ☆ back seat driver [bak′sēt΄ ] n. a passenger in an automobile who offers unwanted advice about driving … English World dictionary
Back seat driver — A back seat driver is a passenger in a vehicle who is not in control of the vehicle and appears to be uncomfortable with the skills of the current driver and/or feels the need to tutor said driver. Some backseat drivers exhibit this type of… … Wikipedia
back seat driver — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms back seat driver : singular back seat driver plural back seat drivers 1) someone in a car who keeps telling the driver what to do and how to drive 2) someone who keeps giving advice about things that they are… … English dictionary
back-seat driver — noun a) A person sitting in the back seat of a car issuing (unsolicited and usually unwanted) instructions to the driver. b) An opinionated person who offers (unsolicited and often unwanted) advice on the best way to handle a situation … Wiktionary
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ˌback seat ˈdriver — noun [C] someone in a car who keeps telling the driver how to drive … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
