(NOT) GET A WORD IN EDGEWAYS


Meaning of (NOT) GET A WORD IN EDGEWAYS in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE (not) get a word in ˈedgewise )

(not) to be able to say anything because sb else is speaking too much :

When Mary starts talking, no one else can get a word in edgeways.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.