put one's oar in



put one's oar in

Interfere with something or insert one's opinion, as in I'll thank you not to put your oar in when we're discussing a private matter. This term, referring to helping to row a boat, was first recorded in Charles Coffey's 1731 play The Devil to Pay: "I will govern my own house without your putting in an oar."
See also: oar, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
VladVLAHT (Russian)Russian, Romanian, Medieval Slavic
Sigdag-Ancient Germanic
Whetu-Maori
JabezJAY-bez (English)Biblical
KiplingKIP-lingEnglish (Rare)
Libena-Czech