| 词汇 | get a word in edgeways |
| 释义 | Idiom get a word in edgewise and get a word in edgeways Theme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL to manage to say something when other people are talking and ignoring you. (Often in the negative.)It was such an exciting conversation that I could hardly get a word in edgewise.Mary talks so fast that nobody can get a word in edgeways. Idiom get a word in edgeways British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal if you can't get a word in edgeways, you do not have an opportunity to say anything because someone is talking so much or so quickly.Roz was talking so much that nobody else could get a word in edgeways. get a word in edgewaysTo speak or express one's opinion despite other people dominating the conversation (hence the image of squeezing words in "edgeways"—sideways). Usually used in the negative to convey the opposite. When Mary paused in her monologue, I was finally able to get a word in edgeways about my own weekend! The third-tier candidate couldn't get a word in edgeways at the debate. get a word in edgewise and get a word in edgewaysFig. to manage to say something when other people are talking and ignoring you. (Often in the negative. Alludes to trying to "squeeze" a word into a running conversation.) It was such an exciting conversation that I could hardly get a word in edgewise. Mary talks so fast that nobody can get a word in edgeways. get a word in edgewayscontribute to a conversation with difficulty because the other speaker talks almost incessantly.(not) get a word in ˈedgeways(British English) (American English (not) get a word in ˈedgewise) (informal) (usually used with can or could) (not) be able to say something, because somebody else is talking too much: I tried to tell him what I thought, but I couldn’t get a word in edgeways. |
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