banging on
Hammering at persistently
Banging on means talking at length about something, usually tediously or repetitively.
It's chiefly British: He's always banging on about his golf game.
The phrase suggests persistence that wears on the listener—someone who won't let a subject drop.
Related to the sense of banging as repeated striking.
- harpingRepeating a grievance persistently
- broken recordSymbol of tedious repetition
- knockingStriking to announce presence
- repetitionAct of redoing
- same old storyOft-repeated familiar situation
on and on · insistence · pounding · drum roll · obsessing · beating a dead horse · dead horse · pontificating · rambling · nagging · droning · white noise · hammering · ranting · clanging · tapping · thumping · loud noise
persistence in speech
banging onkeeping quiet
Remaining silent
shutting up · letting it go · saying nothing · moving on · changing the subject