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få en syl i vädret

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From (get) +‎ en (an) +‎ syl (awl) +‎ i (in) +‎ vädret (the air), in reference to the air being so full with speech that not even an awl will fit. Compare Dutch een speld tussen krijgen.

Verb

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en syl i vädret (present får en syl i vädret, preterite fick en syl i vädret, supine fått en syl i vädret, imperative få en syl i vädret)

  1. (idiomatic, usually negated) to get a word in edgewise
    Jag fick inte en syl i vädret
    I couldn't get a word in edgewise
    Jag fick knappt en syl i vädret
    I hardly got a word in edgewise

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