keep harping on something

keep harping on something
keep harping on something
to continue to talk or complain about something; to keep raising a topic of conversation. (See also harp on something.) •

Why do you keep harping on the same old complaint?

You keep harping on my problems and ignore your own!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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