Meaning

1 senses

  1. (UK, idiomatic)To continue to discuss or explain something excessively or repetitively to the point that it may bore or annoy the listener.

Forms

labours the point, labouring the point, laboured the point, laboured the point
Base formlabour the point · to labour the point
3rd person singularlabours the point
Present participlelabouring the point
Past simplelaboured the point
Past participlelaboured the point

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylabour the point
he, she, itlabours the point

Past simpleLesson

all personslaboured the point

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave laboured the point
he, she, ithas laboured the point

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill labour the point

Synonyms

1 synonyms
rub it in

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
laboratoryB1laborerB2labourA2labourerB2labyrinthlace
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