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

It’s like he’s sitting inside three racing cars at once – behind the wheel of two of them, a backseat driver in the third.

From Time • Sep. 1, 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

“Uh, not to be a backseat driver or anything,” Aech said.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline