(not) get a word in edgewise
Look at other dictionaries:
(not) get a word in edgeways — (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 • … Useful english dictionary
edgewise — adverb 1. with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge (Freq. 1) he sawed the board edgeways held it edgewise • Syn: ↑edgeways 2. as if by an edge; barely I could not get a word in edgewise • … Useful english dictionary
word — I n. independent, meaningful linguistic form 1) to coin a word 2) to pronounce, say, utter; write a word (to say a few words about smt.) 3) to mispronounce a word 4) to distort smb. s words 5) to not mince any words ( to speak frankly ) 6) angry … Combinatory dictionary
word — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 unit of language ADJECTIVE ▪ two letter, three letter, etc. ▪ monosyllabic, polysyllabic ▪ two syllable, three syllable … Collocations dictionary
edgewise — edgeways UK [ˈedʒweɪz] / US [ˈedʒˌweɪz] or edgewise UK [ˈedʒwaɪz] / US [ˈedʒˌwaɪz] adverb sideways Pack the plates edgeways with plenty of paper between them. • not get a word in edgeways … English dictionary
word — 1 noun LANGUAGE/STH YOU SAY OR WRITE 1 (C) the smallest unit of language that people can understand if it is said or written on its own: Write an essay of about five hundred words. | There were a lot of words in the film I couldn t understand. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Footloose (musical) — Infobox Musical name= Footloose subtitle= caption= London Poster music= Tom Snow Others lyrics= Dean Pitchford Others book= Dean Pitchford Walter Bobbie basis= Film Footloose productions= 1998 Broadway 2000 US National Tour 2003 US National Tour… … Wikipedia
A Fractured Leghorn — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = A Fractured Leghorn series = Looney Tunes / Foghorn Leghorn caption = director = Robert McKimson story artist = Warren Foster animator = Rod Scribner Phil DeLara Charles McKimson J.C. Melendez voice actor … Wikipedia
ALOHAnet — ALOHAnet, also known as ALOHA, was a pioneering computer networking system developed at the University of Hawaii. It was first deployed in 1970, and while the network itself is no longer used, one of the core concepts in the network is the basis… … Wikipedia
Senator Claghorn — Senator Beauregard Claghorn was a popular radio character on the Allen s Alley segment of The Fred Allen Show beginning in 1945. Succeeding the vaguely similar but not nearly as popular Senator Bloat from the earliest Allen s Alley routines,… … Wikipedia
