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bum_steer
bum steer
English
Noun
bum steer (plural bum steers)
- (idiomatic) Bad advice or information, regardless of intention.
- 1977, Kingsley Amis, Harold's years: impressions from the New Statesman and the Spectator:
- He never, so far as I knew, gave me a bum steer.
- 1977, Kingsley Amis, Harold's years: impressions from the New Statesman and the Spectator:
Usage notes
- Mainly used after the verbs to give or to receive.