a bum steer

(American & Australian informal)

information that is not correct or not helpful The bus driver gave us a bum steer and we ended up miles from where we wanted to go. Her suggestion to eat at that little Italian restaurant was a bum steer. (= a bad suggestion)

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Katsu	kah-tsoo	Japanese
Alister	-	Scottish
Antigonus	an-TIG-ə-nəs (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Aubry	['ɔ:bri]
Armand	['a:mɔnd]
Zilpah	ZIL-pə (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew