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harp on the same string

harp on the same string verb: to repeatedly say the same thing.

Verb

harp on the same string (third-person singular simple present harps on the same string, present participle harping on the same string, simple past and past participle harped on the same string)

  1. (idiomatic) To repeatedly say the same thing.

Forms of harp on the same string

third-person singular presentharps on the same string
present participleharping on the same string
past participleharped on the same string
pastharped on the same string
alternative formharp on one string

Questions about harp on the same string

What does harp on the same string mean?
Harp on the same string means to repeatedly say the same thing.
What part of speech is harp on the same string?
Harp on the same string is a verb.
What is the past tense of harp on the same string?
The past tense of harp on the same string is harped on the same string.

Words near harp on the same string in the dictionary

  1. harp holders
  2. Harp Island
  3. harp of David
  4. harp on
  5. harp on one string
  6. harp on the same string
  7. harp seal
  8. harp seals
  9. harp shackle
  10. harp shackles
  11. harp shell

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