edgeways

adverb

/ˈedʒweɪz/

(British English)

(North American English edgewise

/ˈedʒwaɪz/

)

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with the edge upwards or forwards; on one side边向上（或向前）；侧着；斜着
- You'll only get the desk through the door if you turn it edgeways.你要把书桌侧着才能搬过这道门。

Idioms

(not) get a word in edgeways (British English)

(also (not) get a word in edgewise North American English, British English)

(not) to be able to say anything because somebody else is speaking too much（因别人说话太多）插（不上）嘴
- When Mary starts talking, no one else can get a word in edgeways.玛丽讲起话来，别人谁也插不上嘴。
Extra Examples
- I wanted to tell you that she'd phoned, but you were talking so much I couldn't get a word in edgeways.我想告诉你她来过电话，但你说得太多，我无法插话。
- I wanted to tell you, but I couldn't get a word in edgeways. 我想告诉你，但我插不上嘴。