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：2025/11/21
not be able to get a word in edgeways
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
他人の話が多すぎて、一言も発言する隙が全くない / 誰かの饒舌さのために、口に出して何かを言う機会が全く得られない
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(idiomatic) To be unable to say a single word because of someone else's talkativeness.
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not be able to get a word in edgeways
At the team meeting, I tried to interrupt several times, but to not be able to get a word in edgeways was incredibly frustrating.
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At the team meeting, I tried to interrupt several times, but to not be able to get a word in edgeways was incredibly frustrating.
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