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GET A WORD IN or GET A WORD IN EDGEWISE, also GET A WORD IN EDGEWAYS.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[get a word in] or [get a word in edgewise] also [get a word in edgeways] {v. phr.} To find a chance to say something when others are talking. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[edgewise] See: [GET A WORD IN] or [GET A WORD IN EDGEWAYS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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