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
Dialect
American
American
Idiom
Informal
Exempel
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.
