"get a word in edgewise" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 插句话
• 插上话（在别人一直说话时）

Definition

在别人不停说话、不让你说话的场合中，能找到机会插话。指的是别人主导对话时争取说几句话的机会。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语表达，常与'根本插不上话'连用，形容别人在对话中不停讲话你难以参与。'edgewise/edgeways'在此表达中意思相同，都是习惯用语。

Examples

It was so noisy that I could barely get a word in edgewise.

太吵了，我几乎没法**插句话**。

Julie talks so much that no one else can get a word in edgewise.

朱莉说个不停，别人都**插不上话**。

Sometimes it's hard to get a word in edgewise at family dinners.

有时候家庭聚餐很难**插上话**。

I tried to get a word in edgewise, but everyone was too excited to listen.

我试着**插句话**，但大家太激动了，根本没人听。

When my friends start arguing, it's impossible to get a word in edgewise.

我的朋友们一吵架，我就**插不上话**。

You have to speak up if you want to get a word in edgewise with him.

和他聊天时，要想**插句话**可得大胆说。