# labour the point

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/labour-the-point
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To continue to discuss or explain something excessively or repetitively to the point that it may bore or annoy the listener.

## Examples

- Please stop labouring the point, I already understand.
- The manager kept labouring the point about the new rules, even though the team had clearly understood them ten minutes ago.
- While his initial argument held merit, he continued to labour the point until the audience grew visibly restless and disengaged from his presentation.

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