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How to Pronounce "backseat driver"

expression

bækˈsit/ /ˈdɹaɪvɝ
bak-SEET DRY-ver
bˈæksiːt/ /dɹˈaɪvɐ
BAK-seet DRY-vuh

Definition

A 'backseat driver' is a passenger in a car who gives unwanted advice or instructions to the driver. This idiom can also describe anyone who tries to control or give advice from the sidelines without being in charge.

IPA Transcription

American English

bækˈsit/ /ˈdɹaɪvɝ

British English

bˈæksiːt/ /dɹˈaɪvɐ

Simplified Pronunciation

US

bak-SEET DRY-ver

UK

BAK-seet DRY-vuh

Listen in Context

My brother is such a backseat driver when I take him to school.

Nobody likes a backseat driver on a road trip.

Please stop being a backseat driver.

My mom can't help but be a backseat driver every time my dad drives.