B2 — Upper Intermediate👁️ Body Parts
Battere il tasto
To harp on about something
Literal Translation
"To beat the key"
What it means
To harp on about something. Used to tell someone to stop repeating the same argument or complaint. 'Tasto' here means key, as on a piano.
Example in context
"Smettila di battere sempre sullo stesso tasto — ho capito."
"Stop harping on about the same thing — I got it."
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