"mouche du coche" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /muʃ dy kɔʃ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-mouche du coche.wav Forms: mouches du coche [plural]
Etymology: From the fable Le Coche et la Mouche by Jean de La Fontaine. Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} mouche du coche f (plural mouches du coche)
  1. (derogatory, figuratively) back-seat driver, kibitzer (person who pretends to be useful by offering unsolicited advice or by running around without actually doing any work) Wikipedia link: Jean de La Fontaine, fr:Le Coche et la Mouche Tags: derogatory, feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-mouche_du_coche-fr-noun-FlllzEpb Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        ],
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          "kibitzer"
        ],
        [
          "useful",
          "useful#English"
        ],
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          "unsolicited",
          "unsolicited#English"
        ],
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          "running around",
          "run around#English"
        ],
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          "work",
          "work#English"
        ]
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      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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          "useful",
          "useful#English"
        ],
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          "unsolicited",
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          "running around",
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          "work",
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      ],
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