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harp on |
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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. See also: harp harp on something to repeat something many times in an annoying way I'm tired of people who keep harping on what is wrong with the country. Usage notes: said especially about complaints See also: harp How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The streak of daylight being now excluded from the room, Miss Dunross threw back her veil, and took the harp on her knee; seating herself, I observed, with her face turned away from the fire. He sat, as usual, by himself, with his harp on his knee and a great longing in his heart. Really, you know, the way you harp on that one string would lead an unprejudiced listener to conclude that you are prurient-minded--" |
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