get a word in edgewise# EnglishChat - 鸟语花香
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Definition: say something when someone else is talking a lot
Note: I couldn't get a word in edgewise is the most commom way
this expression is used. It means that "someone else was
talking so much that I couldn't even speak."
neuron: Excuse me for interrupting, but everyone is talking and I
can't get a word in edgewise. Can I say something now?
kathy : Sure.
neuron: pp k is the best. :)
Note: I couldn't get a word in edgewise is the most commom way
this expression is used. It means that "someone else was
talking so much that I couldn't even speak."
neuron: Excuse me for interrupting, but everyone is talking and I
can't get a word in edgewise. Can I say something now?
kathy : Sure.
neuron: pp k is the best. :)