peanut gallery

idiom

Any source of heckling, unwelcome commentary or criticism, especially from a know-it-all or of an inexpert nature. May also now refer to general audience response: "Let's hear it from the peanut gallery."

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Related idioms3entries

01
peanut butter
To spread resources too thin.
02
play to the gallery
To appeal to the least sophisticated parts of an audience in order to obtain maximum approval.
03
rogues' gallery
Any group of lawbreakers or other disreputable characters.