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backseat driver

noun as in meddler

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There is perhaps an argument Stokes should have stayed away to allow Pope to stand on his own two feet, even if Pope says Stokes won’t be a “backseat driver”.

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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."

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

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

He says he will put members first, and won't be a "backseat driver" to the Labour leadership.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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