- armchair critic
- Armchair criticAn armchair critic is someone who offers advice but never shows that they could actually do any better.
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armchair critic
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armchair critic — An armchair critic is someone who offers advice but never shows that they could actually do any better. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** An armchair critic is someone who gives advice based on theory rather than practice. That guy… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
armchair — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)mtʃeə(r)[/t]] armchairs 1) N COUNT An armchair is a big comfortable chair which has a support on each side for your arms. She was sitting in an armchair with blankets wrapped round her. 2) ADJ: ADJ n An armchair critic, fan, or… … English dictionary
critic — crit|ic W3 [ˈkrıtık] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: criticus, from Greek kritikos, from krinein; CRITERION] 1.) someone whose job is to make judgments about the good and bad qualities of art, music, films etc = ↑reviewer… … Dictionary of contemporary English
armchair — /ˈamtʃɛə / (say ahmchair) noun 1. a chair with arms to support the forearms or elbows. –adjective 2. amateur: an armchair critic. 3. taking part in an activity mentally, rather than in reality: an armchair traveller. 4. seen or enjoyed at home:… …
armchair — n. 1 a comfortable, usu. upholstered, chair with side supports for the arms. 2 (attrib.) theoretical rather than active or practical ({{}}an armchair critic) … Useful english dictionary
Armchair architecture — is generally any architectural design prepared by a person who is interested in architecture but is not a professional architect. An armchair architect is a person who claims to speak authoritatively about or dabbles in architecture but who is… … Wikipedia
armchair — (n.) also arm chair, 1630s, from ARM (Cf. arm) (n.1) + CHAIR (Cf. chair); adjective sense in reference to criticism of matters in which the critic takes no active part is from 1886 … Etymology dictionary
Armchair — An armchair is a chair with arm rests.Armchair may also refer to: *Armchair nanotube, a carbon nanotube with chiral symmetry *Armchair, a sitting sex position *Armchair (bus company), a bus operator in London * Armchair , a song by Avail from… … Wikipedia
armchair — 1 noun (C) a comfortable chair with sides that you can rest your arms on 2 adjective armchair traveller/critic etc someone who talks or reads about being a traveller etc, but does not have any real experience of it … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
armchair general — / QUARTERBACK Critic who does not have experience in the area he or she is critizing; know it all … American business jargon
