edgeways
Britishadverb
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with the edge forwards or uppermost
they carried the piano in edgeways
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on, by, with, or towards the edge
he held it edgeways
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(usually used with a negative) to succeed in interrupting a conversation in which someone else is talking incessantly
Example Sentences
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"The motivation is to promote reading culture in Nigeria," he said, leaving no doubt about his capability during a short call in which it was hard to get a word in edgeways.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2023
In interviews it was hard to get a word in edgeways.
From Economist • Jun. 22, 2017
The thought of the two men up there, delivering simultaneous acceptance speeches – Tarantino letting off rockets, Haneke trying to get a word in edgeways – is too much to resist.
From The Guardian • Feb. 7, 2013
It is hard to get a word in edgeways.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2011
When she could get a chirp in edgeways, Warbeak related the strange story to her mother in the rapid Sparra dialect.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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