put+in+one's+oar
1To put in one's oar — Oar Oar ([=o]r), n [AS. [=a]r; akin to Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aare, Sw. [*a]ra; perh. akin to E. row, v. Cf. {Rowlock}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle …
2put in one's oar — (Colloq.) Interfere, meddle, intermeddle …
3put in one's oar — informal give an opinion without being asked …
4put (or stick) one's oar in informal, — put (or stick) one s oar in informal, chiefly Brit. give an opinion without being asked. → oar …
5put one's oar in — ► put one s oar in informal give an opinion without being asked. Main Entry: ↑oar …
6put one's oar in — phrasal also shove one s oar in or stick one s oar in : to offer usually unwanted advice or assistance : take part in another s affairs usually without being asked or wanted : be meddlesome : interfere had to put their oar in all the time Robert… …
7Oar — ([=o]r), n [AS. [=a]r; akin to Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aare, Sw. [*a]ra; perh. akin to E. row, v. Cf. {Rowlock}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle at one… …
8Oar cock — Oar Oar ([=o]r), n [AS. [=a]r; akin to Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aare, Sw. [*a]ra; perh. akin to E. row, v. Cf. {Rowlock}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle …
9shove one's oar in — phrasal see put one s oar in …
10stick one's oar in — phrasal see put one s oar in …
