An oar in every man’s boat

The language of Oars brings us together, but the saying, “An oar in every man’s boat” is a phase that drifts people apart. This is an old phrase meaning ‘to interfere in other people’s business,’ is something we are aiming away from. Instead, we take from the phrase, “keep both oars in the water,” which means instead to be and remain in a calm, stable, sensible, and pragmatic state or condition; to not be subject to extreme emotional reactions or affected by exceptional changes in one's situation.