Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

labour the point

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables: labour the -point
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To continue to discuss or explain something excessively or repetitively to the point that it may bore or annoy the listener.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Reg: They've bled us white, the bastards. They've taken everything we had. And not just from us! From our fathers and from our fathers' fathers. Loretta: And from our fathers' fathers' fathers. Reg: Yeah. Loretta: And from our fathers' fathers' fathers' fathers. Reg: All right, Stan, don't labour the point."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

labours the point (present, singular) labouring the point (participle, present) laboured the point (participle, past) laboured the point (past) labor the point (alternative) belabor the point (alternative) belabour the point (alternative)

Synonyms

rub it in

Questions

What does labour the point mean?: To continue to discuss or explain something excessively or repetitively to the point that it may bore or annoy the listener.

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