backseat driver
Example Sentences
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Asked if Mr Sunak, a former chancellor during the coronavirus pandemic, had been a "backseat driver" in preparing the Budget, his spokesman said: "No."
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2024
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
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
“Uh, not to be a backseat driver or anything,” Aech said.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
