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belabor the point
Idioms and Phrases
Repeat an argument or other issue over and over, harp on something, as in We've discussed her decisionālet's not belabor the point . This term dates from the mid-1900s and derives from belabor in the sense of āassail with words,ā a usage dating from the late 1500s.Example Sentences
Thereās no need to belabor the point: The possible comparisons are nearly infinite and defy neutral principles of evaluation.
Reporter: āNot to belabor the point, but from what you have been told or what you have been asked ... ā
Earlier this month it sent a memo advising TV and radio broadcasters not to ābelabor the pointā when addressing the lockout.
āI think we came together as a region and realized that the investment wasnāt producing the results that we had hoped collectively, and we didnāt belabor the point.ā
āI do not think it is necessary to belabor the point, not even now, but I hope there will be good news soon.ā
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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