chā bù shàng zuǐ
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  • can’t put a word in conversation

    • nǐ shuō de tāo tāo bù jué wǒ gēn běn chā bù shàng zuǐ

      滔滔不绝根本插不上嘴

      You talked so much that I couldn't get in a word in edgewise.

    • mǎ lì jiǎng qǐ huà lai tā rén shéi yě chā bù shàng zuǐ

      玛丽他人插不上嘴

      When Mary starts talking, no one else can get a word in edgeways.