( 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.
( 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. 2005