单词 | to get in a word |
释义 | > as lemmasto get in a word a. to get a word in (also to get in a word): to make a contribution to a discussion or conversation; to have a chance to speak. Frequently in negative contexts.to get a word in edgeways: see edge-ways adv. 2b. ΚΠ a1774 R. Fergusson Poet. Wks. (1799) 144 Had sae, and lat me get a word in. 1835 H. C. Robinson Diary 12 Nov. (1967) 143 Rogers..said in his sneering way: ‘Can Mrs. Masquerier get in a word?’ 1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton II. vi. 101 A fine fellow enough, only too much of a talker; I could hardly get a word in, he cut me so short. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island I. i. vi. 48 You are so..hot-headed and exclamatory that I cannot get a word in. 1929 A. L. Rowse Diary 28 Mar. (2003) 40 He started to talk immediately and went on and on, until I thought I should never get a word in. 1987 B. Duffy World as I found It (1990) 14 The discussion between Wittgenstein and the speaker grew so heated he couldn't get a word in. 2006 Racing Post (Nexis) 20 Sept. 8 Trainers listen to [him], and not only because he never pauses long enough for them to get a word in. < as lemmas |
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