harp on one string in English

Audio: en-au-harp on one string.ogg

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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

Inflected forms

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      "form": "harps on one string",
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    },
    {
      "form": "harping on one string",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harped on one string",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
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        "To dwell on a single subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence."
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        "(informal, idiomatic) To dwell on a single subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence."
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "harps on one string",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harped on one string",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harped on one string",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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        "To dwell on a single subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence."
      ],
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        "(informal, idiomatic) To dwell on a single subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence."
      ],
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    }
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"harp on one string" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms