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keep on

Phrasal Verb with keep
 
 
/kiːp/ verb (past tense and past participle kept)

Definition

UK
to continue to talk in an annoying way about something: I wish he wouldn't keep on about how much he earns.
(Definition of keep on from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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