C1idiominformalcommunicationIELTS-friendly
get a word in edgeways
USUK
to manage to speak when someone else is talking too much
Almost always negative: 'can't' or 'hardly'. American English says 'edgewise'.
In context
My aunt talked for an hour and I couldn't get a word in edgeways.
In the meeting, the quieter staff hardly got a word in edgeways.
More idioms about communication
- a bone of contentiona subject that people keep arguing about
- a broken recordsomeone who keeps repeating the same thing in an annoying way
- a heart-to-heartan honest, private conversation about personal feelings
- a moot pointUK: a question still open to argument. US: a question that no longer matters in practice.
- a red herringa fact or idea that takes attention away from the real issue