monday morning quarterback

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• monday morning quarterback — (USA) A Monday morning quarterback is someone who, with the benefit of hindsight, knows what should have been done in a situation …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• Monday morning quarterback — ☆ Monday morning quarterback n. a person who, after the event, offers advice or criticism concerning decisions made by others; one who second guesses …   English World dictionary

• monday morning quarterback — noun also monday quarterback Usage: usually capitalized Monday Etymology: so called from the fact that most American football games are played on weekends : a person who using hindsight criticizes what others have done easy to be a Monday morning …   Useful english dictionary

• Monday morning quarterback —    American    a fantasist who judges by hindsight    The spectator who watches the weekend game may take his criticism to work with him on Monday:     ... the Monday morning quarterback who could have won the ball game if he had been on the team …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• Monday-morning quarterback — 1. noun Someone who criticizes from hindsight. 2. verb To criticize from hindsight. Before any show, we Monday morning quarterback the last show. Each man points out his partners errors, then has to listen to his own …   Wiktionary

• monday morning quarterback — (USA)    A Monday morning quarterback is someone who, with the benefit of hindsight, knows what should have been done in a situation.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• Monday morning quarterback — Monday morning quarterbacking. Informal. a person who criticizes the actions or decisions of others after the fact, using hindsight to assess situations and specify alternative solutions. [1940 45] * * * …   Universalium

• Monday morning quarterback — np Someone who offers advice when it is too late. Fritz is aMonday morning quarterback who is never there when you need him. 1930s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

• Monday-morning quarterback — noun Etymology: from a fan s usually critical rehashing of the weekend football game strategy Date: 1932 one who second guesses • Monday morning quarterbacking noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Monday-morning quarterback — noun, pl ⋯ backs [count] US disapproving : a person who unfairly criticizes or questions the decisions and actions of other people after something has happened After the water main broke, the Monday morning quarterbacks [=second guessers] in the… …   Useful english dictionary

• monday-morning quarterback — n. one who criticizes following an action, person who second guesses, person who criticizes from a viewpoint of hindsight …   English contemporary dictionary