belabor — to explain or work at something in excessive detail or for too long
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to explain or work at something in excessive detail or for too long
Pronunciation (IPA): /bɪˈleɪbər/
Korean meaning: 지나치게 자세히 설명하다, 쓸데없이 강조하다
Korean pronunciation: 빌**레이**버
Example Sentences
- My boss loves to belabor every tiny detail in meetings, turning 10-minute discussions into hour-long marathons.
- The teacher decided not to belabor the homework policy since everyone already understood it.
- Stop belaboring me with the same arguments - I've heard them a hundred times already!
belabor
VERB//bɪˈleɪbər//
to explain or work at something in excessive detail or for too long
The presenter belabors the simple concept with excessive diagrams
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Don't belabor your labor with your neighbor!
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Origin
From Middle English, combining the intensifying prefix 'be-' with 'labor' (to work). Originally meant 'to work excessively' but evolved to mean 'to emphasize excessively' or 'to beat repeatedly'.
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“My boss loves to belabor every tiny detail in meetings, turning 10-minute discussions into hour-long marathons.”
“The teacher decided not to belabor the homework policy since everyone already understood it.”
“Stop belaboring me with the same arguments - I've heard them a hundred times already!”
“The comedian belabored his joke so much that what was once funny became painfully awkward.”
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