edgeways
adv 2adj 2
Collocations
2EDGEWAYS + NOUN
i'm, motion
PREP.
in, with
Definitions
adv
1
With the edge facing in the direction of movement.
2
With the edge uppermost.
adj
1
With the edge facing in the direction of movement.
an edgeways motion
2
With the edge uppermost.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
601
an edgeways motion
Wiktionary02
When my wife's friend comes to visit, I find it hard to get a word in edgeways.
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A lady in my meeting talked so much I just could not get a word in edgeways.
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Will you let me get a word in edgeways?
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His wife talks non-stop. You can't get a word in edgeways.
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Tom talked and talked, and wouldn't let Mary get a word in edgeways.
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