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单词 oar in someone's boat
释义

oar in someone's boat

English

Noun

oar in someone's boat

  1. An interest in someone else's affairs, possibly through meddling.
    • 1868, Wilkie Collins, The Moonstone
      “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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