camp out on
C1 informal inseparable transitive
In simple words
To keep coming back to the same topic or idea and refusing to move on from it.
Literal meaning: To camp (set up a tent) on top of something.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To persistently focus on or return to a particular topic, theme, or argument.
"The opposition kept camping out on the issue of rising food prices throughout the debate."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Primarily used in journalistic and political commentary. Implies stubbornness or persistent attention. Can also literally mean to set up camp on a particular piece of land.
Commonly used with
issue topic point position message narrative
Forms
Base
camp out on
I/you/we/they
3rd person
camps out on
he/she/it
Past simple
camped out on
yesterday
Past participle
camped out on
have + pp
-ing form
camping out on
continuous
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