Monday-morning quarterback

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.


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  • 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 — (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

  • (a) Monday morning quarterback — American someone who says how an event or problem should have been dealt with, after other people have already dealt with it. It s easy to be a Monday morning quarterback when you see the kids low test scores, but there are no easy answers to… …   New idioms dictionary

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