stick one's oar in

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stick one's oar in (third-person singular simple present sticks one's oar in, present participle sticking one's oar in, simple past and past participle stuck 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.
    • 2005 August, Daily Mail:
      He feels he must be today. Not to stick his oar in, you understand, but to offer moral support.

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