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put/stick oar in
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put/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.

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stick by
stick in craw
stick in gullet/throat
stick in mind
stick it out
stick it to
stick neck out

stick oar in
stick out
stick out like a sore thumb
stick to
stick to beat with
stick to guns
stick to knitting
stick to ribs

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