| 词汇 | not get a word in edgeways |
| 释义 | not get a word in edgewaysTo be unable to speak or make one's opinion known due to one or more people dominating the conversation. The third-tier candidate couldn't get a word in edgeways at the debate. I can never get a word in edgeways when Mary comes to the book club—she just never stops talking. not get a word in edgewaysBRITISH ornot get a word in edgewiseAMERICANIf you cannot get a word in edgeways in a conversation, you find it difficult to say anything because someone else is talking so much. For heaven's sake, Sue, will you let me get a word in edgeways! Jamie dominated the conversation and Zhou could hardly get a word in edgewise. |
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