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Eg: 1997 Times Accidents Are Often Said To Be 'Waiting To

An accident waiting to happen refers to a potentially dangerous situation caused by negligence that could easily result in tragedy. A back seat driver is a passenger in a vehicle who constantly gives unwanted advice to the actual driver, or someone who criticizes the person in control without being responsible themselves. Both idioms describe situations where harm may occur due to irresponsible oversight or unnecessary interference from those not directly responsible.

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Eg: 1997 Times Accidents Are Often Said To Be 'Waiting To

An accident waiting to happen refers to a potentially dangerous situation caused by negligence that could easily result in tragedy. A back seat driver is a passenger in a vehicle who constantly gives unwanted advice to the actual driver, or someone who criticizes the person in control without being responsible themselves. Both idioms describe situations where harm may occur due to irresponsible oversight or unnecessary interference from those not directly responsible.

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An accident waiting to happen


o Potentially disastrous situation, usually caused by negligent or faulty
procedures ;
Eg: 1997 Times Accidents are often said to be 'waiting to
happen'. It does not take much imagination to see that the
chaotic start to the Whitbread round-the-world race... could
easily have ended in tragedy.
o A person certain to cause trouble
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Back seat driver


o A passenger in a vehicle who constantly gives the driver unwanted
advice on how to drive
Eg: A person who knows driving generally becomes a back seat
driver when travelling with someone else driving the car
o Someone who lectures and criticizes the person actually in control of
something.
Eg: Though not a professional cricketer, one tends performs
back seat driver when watching cricket.

References : Oxford dictionary of idioms

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