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1 get a word in edgeways
get a word in edgewise/edgeways ввернуть/вставить словечко; встрять в разговорShe couldn't get a word in edgeways — those two kept shouting at each other.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > get a word in edgeways
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2 get a word in edgeways
вставить, ввернуть слово, словечкоHiggins: "...When Pickering starts shouting nobody can get a word in edgeways." (B. Shaw, ‘Pygmalion’, act III) — Хиггинс: "...Когда Пикеринг начинает кричать, никому больше слова нельзя вставить."
But we chewed the fat for a while. That is, she chewed it. You couldn't get a word in edgewise. (J. Salinger, ‘The Catcher in the Rye’, ch. XV) — Потом мы немного потрепались по телефону. Вернее, Сэлли трепалась, а я молчал. Она ведь никому не даст слова сказать.
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3 get a word in edgewise
get a word in edgewise/edgeways ввернуть/вставить словечко; встрять в разговорShe couldn't get a word in edgeways — those two kept shouting at each other.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > get a word in edgewise
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