PHRASE EXPLAINED
Barrack-room lawyer: An unqualified person, who gives opinions that sound authoritative. From the 19th century, when soldiers without formal legal training were able to promote their own interests or complain to superiors.
Barrack-room lawyer: An unqualified person, who gives opinions that sound authoritative. From the 19th century, when soldiers without formal legal training were able to promote their own interests or complain to superiors.