get a word in edgeways

Example Sentences

• "The baggage-camel had been bobbing his head to and from for some time past, anxious to get a word in edgeways."
• "I sat there, letting his voice run on. Even if I'd wanted to, I couldn't have gotten a word in edgeways. Perhaps if life continued thi way, I would gradually lose the faculty of speech, [...]"
• "I only included the interview because it is revealing of Javanese gender relationships. The young dancer is muted and hardly gets a word in edgeways, as the (male) troupe leader and her mother hijack each question and provide answers which are sometimes contradictory."
• "Stanton stood up. It seemed the only way of getting a word in edgeways."
• "Betsy rang me every now and then, but I couldn't get caught up in the 'fight' like she did. Besides, if I got a word in edgeways during each call I'd be lucky."
• "Rishi Sunak:[…]You want to be Prime Minister, how would you resolve the strikes? Keir Starmer: I wish he had as much— (cut off) RS: How would you resolve them? KS: I wish he had as much to say when Liz Truss was crashing the economy. Julie Etchingham: Can you answer Rishi Sunak's point please, Keir Starmer? KS: Well I will if I could get a word in edgeways. His record is him saying, "I'm not going to get in the room to negotiate" […]"