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."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Harry	HER-ee, HAR-ee	English
Zhirayr	-	Armenian
NÎGa	-	Kurdish
Diederick	DEE-də-rik	Dutch
Karl	[ka:l]
Ariadne	ah-ree-ahd-ne (Ancient Greek), ar-ee-AD-nee (English)	Greek Mythology