Meanings
present singular third person sticks one's oar in · participle present sticking one's oar in · participle past stuck one's oar in · past stuck one's oar in
- UKidiomaticTo meddle, to interfere; 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.
1 more example
He feels he must be [there] today. Not to stick his oar in, you understand, but to offer moral support.
2005 August 28, Daily MailSynonyms: put in an oar, put in one's oar, put one's oar in
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo meddle, to interfere; to stick one's nose into (something).
Translations
Finnish työntää nenänsä, sotkeutua
- työntää nenänsäTranslations
- sotkeutuaTranslations
French mettre son grain de sel
- mettre son grain de selTranslations
Italian mettere lo zampino
- mettere lo zampinoTranslations
Polish wtrącać swoje trzy grosze, wtrącić swoje trzy grosze
- wtrącać swoje trzy groszeTranslations
- wtrącić swoje trzy groszeTranslations
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stick one's oar in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20one's%20oar%20in
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