| 词汇 | stick your oar in |
| 释义 | Idiom stick your oar input/stick (your) oar in British & Australian, informal to involve yourself in a discussion or a situation when other people do not want you to.I don't want Janet coming to the meeting and sticking her oar in - she knows nothing about the situation. stick (one's) oar in(to) (something)1. To offer or express one's opinion (on some matter), even though it was not asked for or desired. Primarily heard in UK. I don't know why you feel you have to stick your oar into every dispute Terry and I are having. The members of the board are perfectly capable of arriving at a decision of their own accord, so I'll thank you for not sticking your oar in, Tom. 2. To involve oneself in an intrusive or nosy manner into something that is not one's business or responsibility. Primarily heard in UK. I wish my neighbors would quit sticking their oars in and just leave us alone! Liam, don't stick your oar into your brother's affairs—he can manage well enough on his own. stick (or poke or put or shove) your oar ingive an opinion or advice without being asked. informal 1992 Daily Telegraph My only minor fault is I sometimes like putting my oar in…and my advice can be a little brutal. put/stick your ˈoar in(British English, informal) interfere in the affairs of other people: This project is nothing to do with Dave. Why does he keep trying to stick his oar in all the time? |
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