- back-seat driver
- A highly nervous passenger whether sitting in rear or by driver, who by unwarranted advice and warnings interferes in careful operation of motor vehicle
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
back-seat driver
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