armchair quarterback

armchair quarterback
сущ.; амер.
1) телезритель, критикующий действия игроков или тренера
2)
а) непрошенный советчик, советчик-дилетант
б) ирон. специалист по любому вопросу

Англо-русский современный словарь. 2014.

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  • observer — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [One who watches] Syn. watcher, watchman, sentinel, lookout, sentry, guard, detective, policeman, reconnoiterer, spectator, eyewitness, beholder, onlooker, bystander, passer by, meddler, peeper, voyeur, prying person, peeping …   English dictionary for students

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