harp on

Idioms  

1. 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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harp on

“We could harp on the fact that the 10-year Treasury yields are above 4.5%,” said Dan Morgan, senior portfolio manager at Synovus Trust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

“As much as we harp on curation and context and all of these things, we still want people to have a good time.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2024

The framers probably thought there was no need to harp on about the Union being perpetual.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2023

“We won 38-3 so I’m not going to sit here and harp on that,” said Prescott, whose 20-yard TD toss to CeeDee Lamb was his first to a receiver this season.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 2, 2023

I always imagined my herald—their official name, not mine—would sound sympathetic and ease me into this news, maybe even harp on how it’s especially tragic because I’m so young.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

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