get a word in

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.
The little boy listened to the older students and finally got in a word.
Mary talked so much that Jack couldn't get a word in edgewise.
Categories: verb
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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