get a word in edgewise
(US, usually, pejorative) To break into or participate in a conversation, especially where there is much interruption by other speakers.
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(US, usually, pejorative) To break into or participate in a conversation, especially where there is much interruption by other speakers.
Everyone was talking at once. I couldn’t get a word in edgewise.
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