to get a word in edgewise

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to succeed in expressing an opinion in a conversation, in spite of constant speech from another or others; as, he talked incessantly and I couldn't get a word in edgewise.

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edgeways edgewise			Poor Gilbert hardly had a chance to get a word in edgewise. Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context The baggage-camel had been bobbing his head to and fro for some time past, anxious to get a word in edgewise. The Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard View in context			To foreclose a mortgage To foreclose a mortgager To forestall the market To forget one's self To fork over To form on To forswear one's self To freeze up To freshen ballast To freshen the hawse To freshen the way To fret the gizzard To fritter away To frizzle up To fume away To funk out To gain ground To gain on To gain over To gain the wind To gather breath To gather one's self together To gather way To get (or to hold) In chancery To get a mile to get a word in edgewise To get ahead To get ahead of To get along To get among To get asleep To get astray To get at To get away with To get back To get before To get behind To get between To get beyond To get by heart To get clear To get drunk To get forward To get ground To get hand To get home To get into To get into trouble To get loose To get near To get off			To forestall the market To forget one's self To fork over To form on To forswear one's self To freeze up To freshen ballast To freshen the hawse To freshen the way To fret the gizzard To fritter away To frizzle up To Fu To Fu To fume away To funk out To gain ground To gain on To gain over To gain the wind To gather breath To gather one's self together To gather way To get (or to hold) In chancery To get a mile to get a word in edgewise To get ahead To get ahead of To get along To get among To get asleep To get astray To get at To get away with To get back To get before To get behind To get between To get beyond To get by heart To get clear To get drunk To get forward To get ground To get hand To get home To Get Information First To get into To get into trouble To get loose

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