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He keeps harping ___ about when he was in the army.

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Old 02-Jan-2004, 20:13
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He keeps going on and on about it, does he?

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Old 03-Jan-2004, 21:16
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That he does. ;-(
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Do you think that one comes from harping on one note?

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It could do- maybe the harp is an instrument seen to lack variety.
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I think I made up a new expression. It's supposed to be harping on one string.

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