(on oars)
41both oars in the water — American mentally normal Euphemistic in the negative, from the uneven progress of a boat propelled with one lateral oar: They re not exactly demented, but neither Isaac Kane nor Sylvia Mac has both oars in the water. (Sanders, 1985) …
42ship oars — to stop rowing a boat and put the oars inside it …
43lay on the oars — phrasal see lay on one s oars …
44lie on the oars — phrasal see lie on one s oars …
45rest on the oars — phrasal see lie on one s oars …
47Not to have all oars in the water — not to have full intelligence; be stupid or moronic …
48not to have all oars in the water — Australian Slang not to have full intelligence; be stupid or moronic …
49rest on one's oars — stop working temporarily; be satisfied with one s achievements …
50oarsman — oars|man [ ɔrzmən ] (plural oars|men [ ɔrzmən ] ) noun count a man who uses OARS to move a boat, especially in a race …