get a word in edgeways

معنی

to manage to speak while someone else keeps talking

موفق به حرف زدن شدن وقتی دیگری یکسره حرف می‌زند.

مثال‌ها

1. 1Dad talked about his fishing trip all evening; nobody could get a word in edgeways.
2. 2I tried to explain, but Mum was so upset that I couldn’t get a word in edgeways.
3. 3Marco talked for the whole meeting, so the rest of us couldn’t get a word in edgeways.
4. 4Once my aunt starts on her favourite subject, you can hardly get a word in edgeways.
5. 5Did you get a word in edgeways, or did Priya do all the talking again?

دستور زبان

بیشتر با can’t، couldn’t یا hardly به کار می‌رود. فقط get تغییر می‌کند: got. شکل آمریکایی آن edgewise است.