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в одну душу твердить, повторять что и т. п. coll PrepP Invar adv used with impfv verbs fixed WO

(to repeat) the same thing many times, (to say sth. ) repeatedly, persistently: (repeat sth. etc) over and over (again)

(keep saying etc) one and the same thing (in refer, to nagging, making persistent demands of s.o. etc) keep at s.o. (to do sth.).

«Стрельба идет тёмная, все живое похоронилось, а он (Григорий) в одну душу: „Найди ее (Аксинью), иначе в гроб вгоню!"» (Шолохов 4). "Here they are blazing away at us, every living thing's taken cover, but he (Grigory) keeps at me, 'Find her (Aksinya) or I'll send you to your grave!'" (4a).