not get a word in edgeways

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

(not) get a word in ˈedgeways idiom
(BrE) (NAmE (not) get a word in ˈedgewise)(not) to be able to say anything because sb else is speaking too much
•When Mary starts talking, no one else can get a word in edgeways.
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