go on at

go on at

To carp at persistently

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Main Entry: ↑go

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ˌgo ˈon at [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they go on at he/she/it goes on at present participle going on at past tense went on at past participle gone on at] informal phrasal verb

to criticize someone regularly or for a long time

go on at about:

My mum keeps going on at me about the way I dress.

go on at someone to do something:

Everyone’s been going on at me to get a haircut.

Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or blame_synonym words used to describe criticism_hyponym

Main entry: go