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dwell on/upon sth

Phrasal Verb with dwell
 
 
/dwel/ verb (past tense and past participle dwelt, dwelled)

Definition

to keep thinking or talking about something, especially something bad or unpleasant: I don't want to dwell on the past.
(Definition of dwell on/upon sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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