rumble on

rumble on
ˌrumble ˈon [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they rumble on he/she/it rumbles on present participle rumbling on past tense rumbled on past participle rumbled on] british phrasal verb
to continue to cause trouble

They have allowed the misunderstanding to rumble on.

Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym
Main entry: rumble

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rumble on [phrasal verb]
: to continue for a long period of time

The debate rumbled on through newspaper articles.

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ˌrumble ˈon derived
(especially BrE) (of an argument, a disagreement, etc.) to continue slowly and steadily for a long time

Discussions rumble on over the siting of the new airport.

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