to get a word in edgewise

Definition und Bedeutung von „ get a word in edgewise“ im Englischen

to get a word in edgewise
01

to manage to state one's opinions regarding something after or in the middle of someone else's prolonged speech

Dialectamerican flagAmerican
IdiomIdiom
InformalInformal
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Every time we meet for coffee, she talks so much that it's hard to get a word in edgewise.
During the heated debate, I struggled to get a word in edgewise as everyone was expressing their opinions passionately.
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