ALL meanings of get a word in edgewise
get a word in edge·wise
G g - adverb get a word in edgewise with the edge forward; in the direction of the edge. 1
- adverb get a word in edgewise sideways. 1
- idioms get a word in edgewise get a word in edgewise, to succeed in entering a conversation or expressing one's opinion in spite of competition or opposition: There were so many people talking at once that I couldn't get a word in edgewise. 1
- noun get a word in edgewise to manage to say something in a conversation being monopolized by another or others 0
- verb get a word in edgewise (Idiomatic) (usually in negative form) To break into or participate in a conversation. 0