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harp on the same string

idiom
Meaning

To repeatedly say the same thing.


Examples
SIMPLE

Please stop harping on the same string about my messy room.

CONTEXTUAL

He keeps harping on the same string about the budget, even though we already found a solution.

COMPLEX

The politician continued to harp on the same string throughout the debate, ignoring every question about his actual policy plans.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    another string to one's bow

    Another skill, ability or resource to be used in case of failure.

  2. 02

    apron string

    A symbol of the domestic ties binding a male to a female (as a husband to a wife or a son to a mother).

  3. 03

    harp on one string

    To dwell on a single subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence.

  4. 04

    second string

    Not as good; of a lower quality or condition.

  5. 05

    string along

    To keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.

  6. 06

    string attached

    A condition, catch, limitation, caveat, restriction, or requirement

  7. 07

    string out

    To prolong or extend in an unnecessary, contrived or time-filling manner.

  8. 08

    string to one's bow

    A skill, ability or resource.

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