Meaning of oar in someone's boat | Babel Free

Definitions

An interest in someone else's affairs, possibly through meddling.

Examples

“"Mr. Betteredge," he said, "as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.[…]"”

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