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get a word in edgewise

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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


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Poor Gilbert hardly had a chance to get a word in edgewise.
"You'd better get dressed and come down-stairs and never mind your imaginings," said Marilla as soon as she could get a word in edgewise.
The baggage-camel had been bobbing his head to and fro for some time past, anxious to get a word in edgewise.
 
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