be/go on at sb
UKDefinition
› to complain to someone again and again about their behaviour or to ask them to do something: My parents are always on at us about having a baby. She's been on at me to get my hair cut.ComplainingUrging and persuadingCausing somebody to act
(Definition of be/go on at sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- brainwash verb
- charm verb
- coax verb
- exhort verb
- get (sth) through (to sb) phrasal verb
- get round sb phrasal verb
- incite verb
- lobby verb
- persuasive adjective
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- preach verb (PERSUADE)
- pressurize verb
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