backseat driver

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2022

Her claim at one point that she made a "very good backseat driver" seemed to symbolise her difficulty in letting go and Sir John's struggle to break free from her legacy.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2016

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

These fears came to him in sleep, but during his waking hours, he sought to master them by rejecting the backseat driver analogy in favor of a different mental model: skiing.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2015

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

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein