figurative. to harp upon, on (†of), a, one, the same (etc.) string: to repeat a statement or dwell on a subject to a wearisome or tedious length.
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| 释义 | the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > be or become wearied or bored [verb (intransitive)] > be or become wearisome or tedious > specifically by tedious or repetitive talk (3) to harp upon, on (of), a, one, the same (etc.) string?1531 figurative. to harp upon, on (†of), a, one, the same (etc.) string: to repeat a statement or dwell on a subject to a wearisome or tedious length. to bore (any one's) ears1641 to bore (any one's) ears (in allusion to Exodus xxi. 6): to consign to perpetual slavery. Obsolete. to —— a person's head off1829 to —— a person's head off and variants: to —— until a person is exhausted, or to an unbearable or wearisome degree; (later also in weakened use) to… |
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