få en syl i vädret
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Etymology
From få (“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
få 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)
- (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
References
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