barrack-room lawyer — (UK) A barrack room lawyer is a person who gives opinions on things they are not qualified to speak about … The small dictionary of idiomes
barrack-room lawyer — noun 1. An argumentative soldier given to disputing military procedure 2. Hence any insistent but unqualified giver of advice • • • Main Entry: ↑barrack … Useful english dictionary
barrack-room lawyer — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a person who speaks with apparent authority on subjects in which they are not qualified … English terms dictionary
barrack-room lawyer — (UK) A barrack room lawyer is a person who gives opinions on things they are not qualified to speak about. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
barrack-room lawyer — noun Brit. a person who makes authoritative sounding pronouncements on subjects in which they are not qualified … English new terms dictionary
barrack-room lawyer — Person not in authority who claims to know all the rules, or creates difficulties by quoting them … A concise dictionary of English slang
barrack — 1. n. & v. n. (usu. in pl., often treated as sing.) 1 a building or building complex used to house soldiers. 2 any building used to accommodate large numbers of people. 3 a large building of a bleak or plain appearance. v.tr. place (soldiers… … Useful english dictionary
lawyer — n. 1) to hire, retain a lawyer 2) a practicing lawyer 3) a civil rights; corporation; criminal; trial lawyer 4) a Philadelphia ( shrewd ) lawyer 5) (humorous; usu. mil.) a barrack room (esp. BE), guardhouse (esp. AE) lawyer ( a soldier who claims … Combinatory dictionary
guardhouse lawyer — American an opinionated know all and troublemaker Also known as a barrack room lawyer. Guard duty involves much tedium, providing fertile ground for bores and agitators. General as well as military use … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
sea-lawyer — see barrack room lawyer … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms