- I could not get a word in edgeways
- I could not get a word in edgewaysik kon er geen speld tussen krijgen
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I could not get a word in edgeways
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get a word in edgeways — British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal if you can t get a word in edgeways, you do not have an opportunity to say anything because someone is talking so much or so quickly. Roz was talking so much that nobody else could get… … New idioms dictionary
edgeways — [[t]e̱ʤweɪz[/t]] PHRASE: V inflects (disapproval) (The spelling edgewise [[t]e̱ʤwaɪz[/t]] is also used, especially in American English.) If you say that you cannot get a word in edgeways, you are complaining that you do not have the opportunity… … English dictionary
word — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦ words, wording, worded 1) N COUNT A word is a single unit of language that can be represented in writing or speech. In English, a word has a space on either side of it when it is written. The words stood out clearly on the… … English dictionary
word — word1 W1S1 [wə:d US wə:rd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(unit of language)¦ 2 somebody s words 3 have a word 4 want a word 5 not hear/understand/believe a word 6 without (saying) a word 7 say a word/say a few words 8 a word of warning/caution/advice/thanks etc 9… … Dictionary of contemporary English
word — 1 noun LANGUAGE/STH YOU SAY OR WRITE 1 (C) the smallest unit of language that people can understand if it is said or written on its own: Write an essay of about five hundred words. | There were a lot of words in the film I couldn t understand. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
word — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 unit of language ADJECTIVE ▪ two letter, three letter, etc. ▪ monosyllabic, polysyllabic ▪ two syllable, three syllable … Collocations dictionary
edgewise — adverb 1. with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge (Freq. 1) he sawed the board edgeways held it edgewise • Syn: ↑edgeways 2. as if by an edge; barely I could not get a word in edgewise • … Useful english dictionary
Public house — Not to be confused with Public housing. A thatched country pub, The Williams Arms, near Braunton, North Devon, England … Wikipedia
