backseat driver

Example Sentences

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There is always a risk for any prime minister that your predecessor ends up as a backseat driver.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2023

So, I’m going to be sitting in the back being the backseat driver.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2022

The woman’s face is not visible but it is clearly intended to be Thatcher, reflecting the perception of her as a backseat driver during her successor’s reign.

From The Guardian • Dec. 15, 2015

“It’s an issue I would really warn people against playing backseat driver on,” she said.

From Time • Nov. 17, 2015

Perhaps Maddie was more of a backseat driver than a stooge.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein