insist on doing sth
— phrasal verb with insist uk/ɪnˈsɪst/us/ɪnˈsɪst/verb [ I ]
C1 to keep doing something, even if it annoys other people, or people think it is not good for you:
I don't know why you insist on talking about it.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Continue & last
- bash on
- carry (sth) on
- cease
- cont
- contd
- drag
- keep at sth
- keep on doing sth
- keep on trucking idiom
- keep sb at it idiom
- keep sth up
- nine
- push
- run over (sth)
- see sth out
- segue
- soldier on
- spill
- stick
- string
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