stick one's oar in
Offer unsolicited opinions
To stick one's oar in is to offer unwanted opinions or interfere in matters that don't concern you.
The image is of someone grabbing an oar on a boat already being rowed by others.
Chiefly British: Nobody asked for your advice—stop sticking your oar in.
Also *put one's oar in*.
- oarLever for watercraft
- meddleInterfere without invitation
- intrudeEnter uninvited
- butt inInterject without welcome
- throwing inAdding as bonus
two cents · intervene · speak out of turn · disrupt · stir the pot · encroach · step on toes · pry · tamper · impose · overstepping · kibitz · busybody · mind your business · idiom · rowboat · interpersonal conflict · social norms
stick one's oar inmind one's own business
Refrain from prying
butt out · leave well enough alone · let sleeping dogs lie · keep to oneself · hold one's tongue
stick one's oar instand aside
Move out of path
step back · keep one's counsel · take a back seat · withdraw · disengage
stick one's oar inhold one's tongue
Deliberately not speak
keep quiet · bite one's tongue · keep mum · say nothing · zip one's lip
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