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*bum steer
misleading instructions or guidance; a misleading suggestion. (Bum = false; phony. Steer = guidance, as in the steering of a car. *Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) Wilbur gave Ted a bum steer and Ted ended up in the wrong town. I got a bum steer from the salesman, and I paid far more than I needed to for a used car. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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CAPTION(S): MARKED WOMAN Newly-tattoed Kerry and Mark BUM STEER She had Brian on her bottom SPELL IT OUT Does scrawl surrounding 'Mark' spell out Ugly? And head groundsman Steve Rouse, whose words in advance of the action that the pitch would be "like jelly" and of no help to bowlers, appeared to have unintentionally given everyone something of a bum steer. I think I gave you a bum steer the other day in relating the tale of Yang Yijie, the schoolboy who travelled 1500 miles on roller skates to watch the Olympics. |
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