verb (gerund/present participle)
elaboração excessiva; insistência repetitiva
1. spending too much time and effort on something; overemphasizing or dwelling excessively on a point
He was belaboring the point about the budget instead of moving forward.
Ele estava insistindo demais no ponto sobre o orçamento em vez de avançar.
2. working laboriously or with great effort on something
She was belaboring over the difficult assignment all night.
Ela estava trabalhando com grande esforço na tarefa difícil a noite toda.
3. criticizing or attacking persistently and excessively
Stop belaboring the issue; we've already discussed it thoroughly.
Pare de insistir na questão; já a discutimos completamente.
In American English, 'belaboring' is frequently used in business and academic contexts to criticize unnecessarily prolonged discussions. In Brazilian Portuguese, the colloquial equivalents like 'marretando' (hammering) or 'batendo na mesma tecla' (hitting the same key) are more prevalent in casual speech, while formal contexts prefer 'insistência excessiva' (excessive insistence).
NYC Slang
beating a dead horse; going on and on about something
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