'To harp on one string' definitions:

Definition of 'To harp on one string'

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  • Harp \Harp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Harped (h[aum]rpt) p. pr. & vb. n. Harping.] [AS. hearpian. See Harp, n.]
  • 1. To play on the harp. [1913 Webster]
  • I heard the voice of harpers, harping with their harps. --Rev. xiv. 2. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To dwell on or recur to a subject tediously or monotonously in speaking or in writing; to refer to something repeatedly or continually; -- usually with on or upon. "Harpings upon old themes." --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
  • Harping on what I am, Not what he knew I was. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • To harp on one string, to dwell upon one subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]