stick one's oar in

English

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Verb

stick one's oar in

1. (idiomatic, UK) To meddle; to stick one's nose into (something)

   I don't want her coming and sticking her oar in - she doesn't know anything about our financials.

   "He feels he must be [there] today. Not to stick his oar in, you understand, but to offer moral support." - Daily Mail, August 2005

Synonyms

• interfere, meddle, poke one's nose in
• put in one's oar, put one's oar in