belabor\ the\ point

belabor\ the\ point
v. phr.
To overexplain something to the point of obviousness, resulting in ridicule.

"Lest I belabor the point," the teacher said, "I must repeat the importance of teaching good grammar in class."


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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