#21  
Old June 25, 2011, 07:11 PM
laepelba's Avatar
laepelba laepelba is offline
Diamond
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Suburbs of Washington, DC (Northern Virginia)
Posts: 4,683
Native Language: American English (Northeastern US)
laepelba is on a distinguished road
I think that the phrase "armchair quarterback" is related to "backseat driver". Wouldn't you other estadounidenses agree with me? That phrase immediately takes me back to my growing up years, and I can see my father on Sunday afternoons, sitting in his chair in the living room, telling the football players on the television how to play the game. I am talking about NFL American football here, of course. Having said that, I have definitely heard that phrase applied outside the realm of people watching football in their living rooms. If someone sits in the staff room at my school and talks about what the principal ought to be doing, I would accuse them of "armchair quarterbacking".

This is not to be confused with "Monday morning quarterbacking", which is when, on Monday morning, someone can definitively say what the football coaches/players/quarterbacks should have done/decided in the previous days' games. Kind of similar to hindsight being 20/20....... Somebody stop me......
__________________
- Lou Ann, de Washington, DC, USA
Específicamente quiero recibir ayuda con el español de latinoamerica. ¡Muchísimas gracias!
Reply With Quote
   
Get rid of these ads by registering for a free Tomísimo account.
  #22  
Old July 11, 2011, 11:19 PM
JPablo's Avatar
JPablo JPablo is offline
Diamond
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Southern California
Posts: 5,579
Native Language: Spanish (Castilian, peninsular)
JPablo is on a distinguished road
A waaay belated thank you on that!
But your input on this is definitely appreciated!
__________________
Lo propio de la verdad es que se basta a sí misma, aquel que la posee no intenta convencer a nadie.
"An enemy is somebody who flatters you. A friend is somebody who criticizes the living daylights out of you."
Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
backseat driver, car, get off, get out of, transportation, vehicles

 

Link to this thread
URL: 
HTML Link: 
BB Code: 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Site Rules

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Drawn back pinosilano Vocabulary 2 February 06, 2011 09:58 AM
Just got back from Mexico Dale General Chat 17 January 22, 2011 09:48 AM
Turn his back on irmamar Vocabulary 4 November 21, 2010 05:50 PM
Merging back to back posts Here4good Suggestions & Feedback 8 February 25, 2010 03:30 PM


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 08:24 AM.

Forum powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

X