harp on

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Example Sentences

Stewart continued to harp on a message he'd shared earlier the week, encouraging his fans not to despair.

From Salon

In addition to his wife, who wrote the album’s lyrics, Gilmour enlisted his 22-year-old daughter, Romany, to sing and play harp on the LP; there’s also a track constructed around an old recording of Wright from 2007.

From Los Angeles Times

But again, with so many issues, hot-button issues, we don't harp on it.

From Salon

Continuing to harp on the feigned unity theme, Stewart then turned his focus to conservative firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, R-Ga., who was unsurprisingly one of the most outspoken figures present at the Republican Convention.

From Salon

Trump responded with several posts deriding Graham on Truth Social, saying the senator was harming the Republican Party by continuing to harp on the issue.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• dwell on
• nag