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dwell on
verb
- intr, preposition to think, speak, or write at length
it's no good dwelling on your misfortunes
Idioms and Phrases
Also, dwell upon . Linger over; ponder, speak or write at length. For example, Let's not dwell on this topic too long; we have a lot to cover today . [c. 1500]Example Sentences
Clarke is not the type of character to dwell on the lessons learned at the Euros for fear of inviting a public inquisition that he has no desire to be part of.
“We can’t dwell on this, ‘Oh no, woe is me,’” said rookie edge rusher Jared Verse.
Farrell said on Wednesday that too much has happened since the World Cup for Ireland to dwell on disappointment.
It just wasn’t in his nature to dwell on anything.
Harris didn’t dwell on the 6 January riot, however.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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