bum steer AmE informal

"I thought that prisoner was giving us a bum steer!"

But the odds of a bum steer were exceptionally high.

The Feds followed a bum steer, and their next one is going to be worse.

So we want to give them a bum steer."

Say, Matt, that was a bum steer you gave me."

I'll ship them off on a bum steer while I get an exclusive interview."

But I suppose if anything does come along, it will be another of those bum steers."

You always were a great guy for handing the bulls a bum steer."

But somebody's been giving us a very bum steer about the American Jew.

Well, I was on a bum steer, that's all.

And you soon realize you got a bum steer.

After a fantastic steak, we decided to head out to the Bum Steer.

I don't want to give you a bum steer or cross you up in any way.

"Bus driver give us a bum steer," he said.

So I hope I haven't given everybody a bum steer.

He's off on a bum steer, raiding some cheap hang-outs.

Maybe you think you know; but the girl has given you a bum steer."

I'll do more than hand Marsland a bum steer.

What amazed me most was the realization that I have never gotten a bum steer from an American road map.

We arrived at the Bum Steer and paid the two dollar cover and went in.

He's never given us a bum steer yet."

"You gave me a bum steer, Burke," he told Clyde.

They've given you a bum steer.

Her recommendation of a dish with oyster sauce was well-meaning and accurate, but a bum steer.

"But I wouldn't give him a bum steer."