edgewise

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Edgeways
As if by an edge

Once his boss got started, Jim just couldn't get a word in edgewise.

as if by an edge; barely; "I could not get a word in edgewise"
edgeways, sideways
with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge; "he sawed the board edgeways"; "held it edgewise"
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as if by an edge; barely; "I could not get a word in edgewise
One cannot get in a word edgewise The [conversation is so engrossed by others] that there is no getting in a word
With the edge towards anything; in the direction of the edge
orthodontic appliance Enamel: the hard shiny surface of a tooth Erosion: a dissolution of tooth due to reason unknown Excision: cutting and harvesting the tissue usually for study of possible pathology Extraction: removal of a tooth
able to get a word in edgewise
Able to participate in the conversation; able to interrupt another person's monologue

If I'd been able to get a word in edgewise, I would have told him his pants were on fire.

get a word in edgewise
To break into or participate in a conversation

Everyone was talking at once. I couldn't get a word in edgewise.

edgeways
with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge; "he sawed the board edgeways"; "held it edgewise"
edgeways
as if by an edge; barely; "I could not get a word in edgewise"
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sideways
edgeways
With the edge facing in the direction of movement
edgeways
With the edge towards anything; in the direction of the edge
edgeways
with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge; "he sawed the board edgeways"; "held it edgewise
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edge·ways The spelling edgewise is also used, especially in American English. disapproval If you say that you cannot get a word in edgeways, you are complaining that you do not have the opportunity to speak because someone else is talking so much. He spent all the time talking and they could not get a word in edgeways. sideways get a word in edgeways word (26)
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edgewise

    Silbentrennung

    edge·wise

    Türkische aussprache

    ecwayz

    Aussprache

    /ˈeʤˌwīz/ /ˈɛʤˌwaɪz/

    Etymologie

    () edge +‎ -wise
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