barracks room lawyer
English
Noun
barracks room lawyer (plural barracks room lawyers)
- (military slang) A know-it-all.
- 2012 May 4, “Blood and Circuses”, in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, season 1, episode 11, 34:38 from the start:
- "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.
Synonyms
- barracks lawyer