Idiom of the day | Get a word in edgeways | Day 780

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Idiom of the day – Get a word in edgeways

Get a word in edgeways

English Meaning – To successfully interrupt the conversation when someone else is talking too much.

Hindi Meaning – बातचीत के बीच में घुसकर अपनी बात कहना जब कोई बेवजह उस बातचीत में बहुत बोल रहा हो।

Example from the Idiom “Get a word in edgeways”

Arjun was talking unnecessarily in the meeting, but I was fortunate enough to get a word in edgeways.

Meeting में अर्जुन बेवजह बहुत बोल रहा था, लेकिन मेरी किस्मत अच्छी थी की मैं बीच बातचीत में घुसकर अपनी बात कह पाया।

August 14, 2025

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