说来说去 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• when all is said and done

Character by character

• 说shuōto speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
• 来láito arrive, to come, to return; in the future, late
• 说shuōto speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
• 去qùto go away, to leave, to depart

Idioms sharing a character

• 二话不说 èr huà bù shuō
• 但说无妨 dàn shuō wú fáng
• 光说不做 guāng shuō bù zuò
• 光说不练 guāng shuō bù liàn
• 口说无凭 kǒu shuō wú píng
• 好说歹说 hǎo shuō dǎi shuō
• 无话可说 wú huà kě shuō
• 众说纷揉 zhòng shuō fēn róu
• 众说纷纭 zhòng shuō fēn yún
• 能说会道 néng shuō huì dào

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