with everybody trying to get a word in
Ernest dominated the conversation - Zhou could hardly get a word in edgewise.
Mrs. Wu Sun-fu laughed, while Huei-fang took the opportunity to get a word in: "Is it true that the whole town's been ransacked?
not get a word in edgewise
When Mary starts talking, no one else can get a word in edgeways.
The two men waiting in the room were Kuei Chang-lin and Pockmarked Li. The moment they saw Tu Wei-yueh, they both uttered an excited "Ah!" and tried to get a word in first;
What a talker that man is -- no one else can get a word in.
She told him to go by himself, adding, "The two of you have lots of things to talk about, and I couldn't get a word in anyway.I'd just sit on the sidelines like an idiot.
He just can't stop talking, and nobody else has a chance to get a word in the conversation.
I could not get a word in edgewise.
He talked on and on and nobody else could get a word in edgeways.
