bum steer
Bad advice or information, regardless of intention.
He never, so far as I knew, gave me a bum steer.
steer
UK /stɪə/ US /stɪɹ/
verb 6noun 3name 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
ancient, best, clear, difficult, feminocentric, gracious, grave, high
VERB + STEER
biases, crete, deboning, give, needs, star, want, wheel
STEER + NOUN
carcass, heaven's, money, spaceship, tom
PREP.
from, from, in, with
ADV.
away
Definitions
verb
1
To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
The boat steered towards the iceberg.
I steered homeward.
2
To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
I find it very difficult to steer a skateboard.
When planning the boat trip, we had completely forgotten that we needed somebody to steer.
3
To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
The boat steers easily.
Where the wind / Veers oft, as oft [a ship] so steers, and shifts her sail.
4
To direct a group of animals.
5
To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
Hume believes that principles of association steer the imagination of artists.
noun
1
A suggestion about a course of action.
I tried to give you the steer, but I guess I didn't get it over. Everybody knew it but you.
2
A helmsman; a pilot.
noun
1
The castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production.
He counted the cattle over and over. It diverted him to speculate as to how much weight each of the steers would probably put on by spring.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The boat steered towards the iceberg.
Wiktionary02
I steered homeward.
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I find it very difficult to steer a skateboard.
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I tried to give you the steer, but I guess I didn't get it over. Everybody knew it but you.
Wiktionary05
He counted the cattle over and over. It diverted him to speculate as to how much weight each of the steers would probably put on by spring.
Wiktionary06
Of course you can trust me. Have I ever given you a bum steer before?
Tatoeba · #32058Usage Notes
i Register
In some senses, steer is marked as informal, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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