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Meanings of harping on in English

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Usage of harping on in English
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He kept harping on the undignified position it had placed him in.
Twenty Years of Hus'ling
2
Except for the need for more in-depth analysis he keeps harping on.
Ashes Of Victory
3
But the newspapers kept harping on my insanity and paralyzed my efforts.
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Volume 1
4
No more harping on that string, and no more reading of poetry.
Initials Only
5
Mother is always harping on them, and bringing them up to me.
A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls
6
You tormented me until life become a burden, harping on my shortcomings.
Five Thousand Dollars Reward
7
Could it be that he was harping on the old theme again?
The Seaboard Parish Volume 2
8
Why on earth did everybody keep harping on Blue Bonnet's growing up?
Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party
9
That's what the police have been harping on until I'm half crazy.
Go home, stranger
10
And about the way she keeps harping on the Manties' supposed 'new weapons.'
Ashes Of Victory
11
She was still harping on the theme of death coming to the farm.
Beasts and Super-Beasts
12
If so, what are the values it keeps harping on about?
The Guardian
13
They turn a molehill into a mountain by constantly harping on eating habits:
Have a new kid by friday: how to change your child's attitude, b...
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Wylo's continual harping on the wonderful stone renewed the old longing for adventure.
Tropic Days
15
So I probably won't embarrass you again by harping on this.
Ashes Of Victory
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Desperately ill as she was, she kept on harping on her lost opportunity.
The Days Before Yesterday
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United States of America
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