"harp on the same string" meaning in All languages combined

See harp on the same string on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: harps on the same string [present, singular, third-person], harping on the same string [participle, present], harped on the same string [participle, past], harped on the same string [past], harp on one string [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: idiomatic Translations (Translations): chanter le même refrain (French), bater na mesma tecla (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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