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backseat driver

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Definition


Someone who gives unwelcomed advice to another in charge.

Context : Social Life
Category: Idiom
Semantic:
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Usage of “backseat driver”

  1. If you want to be successful running your company, lose the backseat drivers.

Examples of idiom “backseat driver” from Twitter
  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'AvaMasen'
    AvaMasen:

    My sister is worse then a backseat driver, she is a dining room chef. She can't even cook either!

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'cbreezi88'
    cbreezi88:

    I don't like backseat drivers grrrrr!!!

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'amgenovese'
    amgenovese:

    wow my parents are the WORST backseat drivers. they're so annoying

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'vanessaaragon'
    vanessaaragon:

    i hate driving with my dad! please sir no backseat drivers -_-

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'kiichigawa'
    kiichigawa:

    driving instructors are like backseat drivers to the worst possible extreme.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'chieflevite'
    chieflevite:

    I hate backseat drivers...Especially when they're 4yrs old...i DID NOT run that red light!!! #guiltyparent

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'michaelwhitney'
    michaelwhitney:

    I wonder how pisses cab drivers are that their passengers have and use GPS as backseat drivers. (Aka me twice today.)

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'mzhuneybun'
    mzhuneybun:

    My father is being a backseat driver... So annoyin