belabor
bi lay ber
- v to work at or to absurd length
belabor the obvious - v attack verbally with harsh criticism
She was belabored by her fellow students - v beat soundly
- The committee belaboured so much on the minutes of the previous meeting that the some members fell asleep.
- COURIC: I'm just going to ask you one more time, not to belabor the point.
- But we shouldn't belabor this.