have just one oar in the water

Rur. to not be thinking clearly. Tom has some crazy plan for opening his own restaurant. If you ask me, he has just one oar in the water. She has just one oar in the water if she thinks Bill is going to pay any attention to her.

See also: have, just, oar, one, water

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

drive (one) out of office
force (one) out of office
force out of office
give (one) (one's) head
give head
give somebody their head
give someone their head
cooking for one
1FTR
as one door closes, another (one) opens

词组	have just one oar in the water
释义	have just one oar in the water have just one oar in the water Rur. to not be thinking clearly. Tom has some crazy plan for opening his own restaurant. If you ask me, he has just one oar in the water. She has just one oar in the water if she thinks Bill is going to pay any attention to her. See also: have, just, oar, one, water McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: drive (one) out of office force (one) out of office force out of office give (one) (one's) head give head give somebody their head give someone their head cooking for one 1FTR as one door closes, another (one) opens
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