get a word in

English

Verb

get a word in (third-person singular simple present gets a word in, present participle getting a word in, simple past got a word in, past participle (UK) got a word in or (US) gotten a word in)

1. (US, usually in the negative) Ellipsis of get a word in edgewise.
   • 2005, Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana, Brokeback Mountain, spoken by Randall Malone (David Harbour):

     Don't know. Even if I wanted to know, couldn't get a word in with Lashawn long enough to ask. Woman talks a blue streak.