单词 | bum steer |
释义 | bum steer[ buhm-steer ] / ˈbʌm ˌstɪər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bum steer ON THESAURUS.COM noun Slanga piece of erroneous or misleading information or advice: He's been our broker for ten years, and far too honest and knowledgeable to give us a bum steer. Origin of bum steerFirst recorded in 1895–1900; bum1 (in the sense “of poor or unsatisfactory quality”) + steer1 (in the sense “a tip, hint on a course of action” Words nearby bum steerbump up, bumpy, bum rap, bum-rush, bum's rush, bum steer, bumsters, bumsucking, bun, Buna, bunch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for bum steerbum steer nounslang, mainly US false or misleading information or advice Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with bum steerbum steer False or misleading information; poor advice. For example, Gene felt his doctor had given him a bum steer, as he hadn't lost any weight on the diet. [Slang; c. 1920] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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