harp on (one) (about something)
harp on (one) (about something)
To nag one persistently and annoyingly about some issue. It was one mistake—why do you keep harping on me about it? Tom's been harping on us to get the alpha build ready for testing.
See also: harp, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
harp on someone or something
Fig. to keep talking or complaining about someone or something; to refer to someone or something again and again. I wish you would quit harping on Jeff all the time. He couldn't be all that bad. Stop harping on my mistakes and work on your own.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
harp on
Dwell on; talk or write about to a tedious and excessive extent. For example, She kept harping on the fact that she had no household help at all. This expression is a shortening of harp on the same string, meaning "to play the same note over and over." It was first recorded in 1518.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
harp on
v.
To talk about something to an excessive and tedious degree; dwell on something: Every day my teacher harps on the importance of getting to class on time.
See also: harp, on
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- harp on
- harp on (something)
- drive (one) out of office
- force (one) out of office
- force out of office
- cooking for one
- 1FTR
- as one door closes, another (one) opens
- as one door closes, another one opens
- as one door closes, another opens