Please stop harping on the same string about my messy room.
harp on the same string
idiomTo repeatedly say the same thing.
He keeps harping on the same string about the budget, even though we already found a solution.
The politician continued to harp on the same string throughout the debate, ignoring every question about his actual policy plans.
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another string to one's bow
Another skill, ability or resource to be used in case of failure.
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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).
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harp on one string
To dwell on a single subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence.
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second string
Not as good; of a lower quality or condition.
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string along
To keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.
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string attached
A condition, catch, limitation, caveat, restriction, or requirement
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string out
To prolong or extend in an unnecessary, contrived or time-filling manner.
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string to one's bow
A skill, ability or resource.