harp on one string

verb

To dwell on a single subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence.

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Meanings

verbharp on one string (third-person singular simple present harps on one string, present participle harping on one string, simple past and past participle harped on one string)

present singular third person harps on one string · participle present harping on one string · participle past harped on one string · past harped on one string · alternative harp on the same string

  1. idiomaticinformalTo dwell on a single subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence.
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Chicago

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