Idiom
give someone a bum steer
Theme: DECEPTION
to give someone misleading instructions or guidance; to make a misleading suggestion. (Slang. Bum - false; phony. Steer = guidance, as in the steering of a car.)Max gave Ted a bum steer and Ted ended up in the wrong town.Someone gave me a bum steer, and I paid far more than I needed to for a used car.