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Word of the Day: Harp on
It’s past the point of being too much now.
Every day we have to listen to people harping on about how they are tired of COVID restrictions and want to get back to some semblance of normalcy after two full years of dealing with the coronavirus.
Well, to add my two cents’ worth, we need to accept the new reality and learn to live with it.
It’s a free world, at least for most of us, and we have the right to talk about something we want, but harping on and on about things we can’t change serves no purpose at all.
The phrase harp on about something is used to express that someone is talking too much or complaining too much about a specific subject.
You see, we use the phrase harp on about something to express that someone is talking too much or complaining too much about a specific subject.
Whatever they are harping on about could be an overall bad thing, such as COVID, or a generally good thing, like the upcoming holiday season.
However, when someone talks or complains unceasingly about anything, it’s bound to grate on someone’s nerves sooner or later.
Being excessively happy about something and anticipating it is a great thing.
We all need something enjoyable to look forward to these days.
There is, though, only so much a person can listen to another talk about the upcoming holidays before they break down and tell them to “Shut up!”
That’s what happened to me a few days ago.
I’ve been harping on about all the things I will do during my Christmas break.
As a result, I’ve hit a nerve with my wife.
Don’t we all need a healthy dose of the Christmas spirit?
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