"harp on one string" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-harp on one string.ogg [Australia] Forms: harps on one string [present, singular, third-person], harping on one string [participle, present], harped on one string [participle, past], harped on one string [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} harp on one string (third-person singular simple present harps on one string, present participle harping on one string, simple past and past participle harped on one string)
  1. (informal, idiomatic) To dwell on a single subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: harp on the same string
    Sense id: en-harp_on_one_string-en-verb-1ry4xOWE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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