edge in

• Verbe à particule signifiant insérer progressivement ou avec précaution quelque chose ou quelqu'un dans un espace, une conversation ou une situation, souvent avec difficulté.

A phrasal verb meaning to gradually or carefully insert something or someone into a space, conversation, or situation, often with difficulty.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Insert or include with difficultyinformal

   To manage to include or add something, often with effort or in a tight space.

   glisser avec difficulté

   • She managed to edge in a few words during the heated debate.
   • He tried to edge in his opinion, but everyone was talking.
   • I could barely edge in a comment before the topic changed.

   Synonymesfit inshoehornslip intuck inwork in

2. Move gradually into a positioninformal

   To move slowly or carefully into a space or position, often in a crowded situation.

   se faufiler

   • The car edged in between two trucks in the traffic jam.
   • She edged in closer to the stage to get a better view.
   • He edged in through the crowd to reach the front.

   Synonymesslip inwork in

   Antonymesexitretreatwithdraw

Verbe de baseedge