Can't get a word in edgeways meaning
What does the saying 'Can't get a word in edgeways' mean?
Idiom: Can't get a word in edgeways
Meaning:
If you can't get a word in edgeways, you don't have the chance to say anything because the person you are with is is talking all the time.
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