beat on

English

Verb

beat on (third-person singular simple present beats on, present participle beating on, simple past beat on, past participle beaten on or (US colloquial) beat on)

1. (intransitive, figurative) To talk at length; to go on and on; to rant or expound.

   She's beating on about poor service.

2. (transitive, figurative) To criticize, impugn or shed a bad light on (a group or topic) for political gain.

   She's unpopular enough that photos of her are used in elections to beat on liberal candidates.

   You guys are always beating on immigration, but it won't win you this election.