put/stick your oar in
put (one's) oar in(to) (something)
1. To offer or express one's opinion (on some matter), even though it was not asked for or desired. I don't know why you feel you have to put your oar into every dispute Terry and I are having. The members of the board are perfectly capable of arriving at a decision of their own accord, so I'll thank you for not putting your oar in, Tom.
2. To involve oneself in an intrusive or nosy manner into something that is not one's business or responsibility. I wish my neighbors would quit putting their oars in and just leave us alone! Liam, don't put your oar into your brother's affairs—he can manage well enough on his own.
See also: oar, put
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
stick (or poke or put or shove) your oar in
give an opinion or advice without being asked. informal 1992 Daily Telegraph My only minor fault is I sometimes like putting my oar in…and my advice can be a little brutal.
See also: oar, stick
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put/stick your ˈoar in
(British English, informal) interfere in the affairs of other people: This project is nothing to do with Dave. Why does he keep trying to stick his oar in all the time?See also: oar, put, stick
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- put (one's) oar in(to) (something)
- put oar in
- put one's oar in
- put your oar in (something)
- put one's oar in, to
- (one's) cake is dough
- under control
- sell (one's) soul (to the devil)
- sell your soul
- have just one oar in the water