bum steer

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

bum steer (plural bum steers)

1. (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.

Usage notes

• Mainly used after the verbs to give or to receive.

Anagrams

• embrutes, submeter