get a word in edgeways

Значення

to manage to speak while someone else keeps talking

Встигнути щось сказати, коли інший говорить без упину.

Приклади

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?

Граматика

Здебільшого вживається з can't, couldn't або hardly. Змінюється лише get: got. edgewise — американський варіант.