harp on someone or something

harp on someone or something
harp on someone or something
Fig. to keep talking or complaining about someone or something; to refer to someone or something again and again. •

I wish you would quit harping on Jeff all the time. He couldn't be all that bad.

Stop harping on my mistakes and work on your own.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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