barracks room lawyer
barracks room lawyer is the alternative form of barrack-room lawyer.
Meaning of barrack-room lawyer
Noun
barrack-room lawyer (plural barrack-room lawyers)
- A know-it-all.
- "Dot" Williams: If you were any kind of senior officer, you wouldn't have sent such an inexperienced young policeman out on such a dangerous job.
Senior Sergeant Grossmith: Hooked yourself a regular barracks room lawyer, I see.2012 May 4, Shelley Birse, “Blood and Circuses” (34:38 from the start), in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, season 1, episode 11
- Synonyms:
- barracks lawyer
- "Dot" Williams: If you were any kind of senior officer, you wouldn't have sent such an inexperienced young policeman out on such a dangerous job.
Forms of barracks room lawyer
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Questions about barracks room lawyer
- What is barracks room lawyer the alternative form of?
- Barracks room lawyer is the alternative form of barrack-room lawyer.
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