get a word in edgewise



get a word in edgewise

to find an opportunity to say something Harold talked so much that nobody else could get a word in edgewise.
See also: edgewise, get, word

get a word in edgewise

Also, get a word in edgeways. Insert oneself into a conversation or express one's opinion despite competition from other speakers. For example, So many people had questions for the lecturer that it was hard to get a word in edgewise, or Nancy loves to talk, and I couldn't get a word in edgeways. This idiom, often put in the negative, transfers an object with its edge foremost to inserting conversation. [Late 1700s]
See also: edgewise, get, word

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Elita-Latvian
Hiawathahie-ə-WAHTH-ə (English)History, Native American, Iroquois
Ariellear-ee-ELFrench
Munro-Scottish
Lieber-Yiddish
Zenobios-Ancient Greek