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"Get a word in edgewise" nghĩa là gì?
08 Apr, 2015
President George W. Bush holds Baron Mosima Loyiso Tantohafter speaking on AIDS relief funding in May 2007. Photo credit: CNN.
'Get a word in edgewise/edgeways' có từ edgewise = edgeway là từ phía bên cạnh, và vì thế có nghĩa là vội xen vào một lời nào (insert oneself into a conversation or express one's opinion despite competition from other speakers).
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