f., i̇ng., bak. belabor

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belabour
To discuss something repeatedly; to harp on

Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us. - Inaugural speech 1961, John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

If you say that someone belabours the point, you mean that they keep on talking about it, perhaps in an annoying or boring way. I won't belabour the point, for this is a familiar story. = labour
To beat someone
attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students"
{f} criticize, ridicule; excessively elaborate on a topic; beat, hit (also belabor)
be·la·bour belabours belabouring belaboured in AM, use belabor1. If you belabour someone or something, you hit them hard and repeatedly. = pummel
to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious"
To attack someone verbally
beat soundly
f., i̇ng., bak. belabor
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