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go on about

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go on (and on) about something

to talk about something for too long or in a boring way He's forever going on about how he'll take on anyone who wants to challenge him. I can go on and on about football.

Usage notes: sometimes used with the verb keep: He kept on about the weather for more than five minutes.

See also: on