backseat drivernoun [ C ]
uk/ˌbæk.siːt ˈdraɪ.vər/us/ˌbæk.siːt ˈdraɪ.vɚ/a passenger in a car who keeps giving the driver advice that he or she has not asked for:
figurative It is expected that the former CEO will be a backseat driver (= have a controlling influence on what happens) on the company's board.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Giving advice
- advice
- advisable
- advise
- advisory
- agony aunt
- caution
- consulting
- GDA
- hint
- lifestyle manager
- mentor
- Monday
- Monday-morning quarterback idiom
- pick
- pick sb's brains idiom
- preach
- professional advice
- talk some sense into sb idiom
- tip
- waste your breath idiom
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