to harp
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6.6
- verb
- /hɑrp/
- Informal
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insistir en
- She tends to harp on the same issues during every meeting, which can become tiresome.
You do not gain anything by continuing to harp over the past.
- You do not gain anything by continuing to harp over the past.
- What is it that Eric was harping on so hard on?
- And this is something I talk about, I harp on all the time.
- And then to be able to move forward because if you keep like harping on the past, then do you guys fight?
- And that's kind of my point that I harp on a lot in my videos, 'cause people might think I'm anti rentals.
- We, I always harp on the fact that we need people our age, right, to represent us, to come from our neighborhoods.
- And I, I don't mean to harp on Ray Rice, but obviously he's the most recent case where there doesn't seem to be a, a real pivotal consequence.
Examples
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I mean, I am always harping on patients about sugar because sugar is so yes, it's so inflammatory.
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You do not gain anything by continuing to harp over the past.
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And this is something I talk about, I harp on all the time.
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We, I always harp on the fact that we need people our age, right, to represent us, to come from our neighborhoods.
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OK, Now, why am I harping on this?
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And then to be able to move forward because if you keep like harping on the past, then do you guys fight?
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Remember, you were harping on me about having a date.
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Why do you keep harping on that for?
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I hate to keep harping on this, but the only reason you killed that guy was because of that list.
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And I don't see why you can't just teach us history instead of always harping on the past.
Synonyms
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8.1
To complain a lot in an annoying way
53
5.2
To think or talk a lot about something upsetting
38
5.6
To complain repeatedly about small things
23
6.7
Talk again and again about the same thing and annoy people
8
2.6
To keep criticizing or telling someone to do things in an annoying way
8
9.6
To complain a lot in an annoying way
8
7.4
To complain about small unimportant things
6
6.5
To keep saying the same complaint again and again until people get annoyed
6
4.1
To complain quietly about something you do not like
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8.1
To complain in an annoying way about small things
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9.9
To complain a lot about small things and annoy others
4
9.9
To complain often about small things
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6.8
To complain a lot in an annoying way
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7.3
To complain in a small, repeated way
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
1
9.8
A small metal instrument held between the teeth and played by plucking to make different tones
How Persistent
Surface Forms
Etymology
To harp on something comes from the idea of playing the same tune again and again on a harp, so it grew to mean 'repeat a point' or complain over and over. That's why to harp on an issue means to keep talking about it in an annoying way.