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There are countless pages in the internet devoted to describing idioms, their origins, and their respective meanings. Essentially, an IDIOM is usually a phrase of expression that has become part of a common language over time. The meanings of many idioms are not precise and the same idiom can mean slightly different things depending on the user’s perspective.

A favorite of many men is the somewhat derisive description of a “Backseat Driver”. This idiom probably arose from the practice of many people seating in the back seats of cars to give unwarranted or unwanted advice to the driver. Unfortunately, the term is sometimes used in a sexist way to describe nagging wives or girlfriends. In more common usage, it has also come to describe the practice of constantly criticizing or watching over a person or situation. In the military, a back-seat driver refers to the person other than the pilot (usually a radar or weapons officer) in a two-seat fighter or attack aircraft.

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