harps on
Won't let go
To harp on something is to talk about it repeatedly and tediously, dwelling on the same point until listeners grow weary: She keeps harping on about the money I owe her.
The image is of someone plucking the same string over and over.
The phrase carries a note of complaint or criticism—people harp on grievances, not pleasures.
- obsessDwell on compulsively
- repeatDo or say again
- reiterateSay something again
- ad nauseamTo a sickening extent
- beats a dead horseWastes effort on finished matters
perseverate · dwell on · fixate · one track mind · won't let it go · emphasize · persist · nag · complain · ruminate · annoy · belabor · irritate · insist · remind · badger · strum · stress
attention/focus
harps onlets go
Relinquishes hold, or urges haste
moves on · forgets about · puts aside · leaves alone · gets over