"get a word in edgeways" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 插上話
• 插得上一句話

Definition

在別人話很多、幾乎不給你說話機會的對話中，好不容易插上一句話。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是英式英語的非正式用語，形容有人把話全講了，讓你很難插話。通常用否定：'I couldn't get a word in edgeways.' 日常對話常出現。

Examples

She spoke so much that I couldn't get a word in edgeways.

她說個不停，我根本插不上**話**。

It's hard to get a word in edgeways during his lectures.

他的課上很難**插上話**。

If you want to get a word in edgeways, you have to interrupt.

你要想**插上話**，就得打斷他。

With everyone shouting, it was nearly impossible to get a word in edgeways.

大家都在喊，根本沒法**插話**。

I finally managed to get a word in edgeways and gave my opinion.

我終於**插上了一句話**，表達了我的看法。

You talk so fast, nobody else can get a word in edgeways!

你說得太快了，別人都**插不上話**！